The Deodara Cedar (Cedrus deodara) is a member of the true cedars and is indigenous from India to Nepal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedrus_deodara
I prepared a section from a young twig as well as a needle-shaped leaf from a tree in the Botanical Garden in Berlin. Trichrome staining with acridine red, acriflavine, and astra blue.
The twig:
5x
5x, epifluorescence with blue excitation filter
10x
20x
The leaf (needle):
10x
10x, epifluorescence with blue excitation filter
Regards,
Ecki
Deodara Cedar
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