Lower page of Sage leaf (Salvia officinalis)

nic · Post by **nic** » Mon Apr 27, 2020 9:39 am

Lower page of Sage leaf (Salvia officinalis) with essential oil glands

Camera: Sony Alpha 6300
Objective: Mitutoyo M Plan Apo 5x
Light: 4 led lamps 4.3 W
Stack: 70 shots - 40 um

MarkSturtevant · Post by **MarkSturtevant** » Mon Apr 27, 2020 10:40 pm

Good! Are those pollen grains?

Sym P. le · Post by **Sym P. le** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 12:21 am

Further reading about sage leaf with essential oil glands:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1064245

nic · Post by **nic** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 12:59 am

MarkSturtevant wrote:Good! Are those pollen grains?

Thanks Mark! no, those white grains are glands with essential oils

nic · Post by **nic** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 1:04 am

Sym P. le wrote:Further reading about sage leaf with essential oil glands:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1064245

Thanks Sym! very interesting, especially for the accurate measurements of these balls, quite challenging for me to obtain

Sym P. le · Post by **Sym P. le** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 2:18 am

It's not known if one can know too much,

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