Some Galanthus species leaf anatomy pictures

[Oakwood]

In connection with a long pause in snowdrop posts, I hang here a few no less beautiful than flowering drops, I think  , pictures of Galanthus leaf cross-sections. It's taken from a series of my own anatomical studies in the genus; I tried to explore all the known species and discutable races (e.g. to compare so called G. kemulariae, lagodechianus, cabardensis, etc......).
Azur blau staining, x4; x40.
I've already got for such project near 26 taxons (read slides), but I have a lack in live material of G. cilicicus, krasnovii, transcaucasicus and snogerupii ONLY 

[mark smyth]

very interesting

I could have sent you krasnovii but all mine have died

[Oakwood]

Hi Mark and many thanks for kind proposition!!! Any case this year we have what to swap with you!!  These days I'm forming a parcel for you!

[bulborum]

I can help you with krasnovii

Roland

[Oakwood]

ROLAND!!!! I'm extremally pleased for your proposition! Many thanks! It would be in great help for me!
DZ.

[Brian Ellis]

Dimitri, most interesting and the koenenianus central vascular bundle_x40 picture is beautiful.

[annew]

These are very interesting, Dimitri. Can you show us the difference between ikariae and woronowii?

[Oakwood]

Thanks Brian! Please, if you like so the vascular bundles  , pay attention to presence of UNIQUE! additional vascular bundles abaxially in G. trojanus cross-section, such structures I never seen yet in any other drop species!

Anne, pity, but I have only cross-section of G. woronowii  , true G. ikariae I will receive only this year from Hans and Melvyn!

[Maggi Young]

Dima, these photographs of your investigations are not only scientifically interesting, they are also beautiful to look at: proof that science and art can go hand in hand!

I am most surprised at the enormous variations in these slides .... I imagine I am not the only person  to see these and be fascinated by them and intriqued to learn more.....

[Oakwood]

Maggi, many thanks! It isn't all slides you have seen on pic, I have 2 such boxes with slides plus! Simply, now I'm working on 2 monographes devoted to the microevolution aspects of genus Galanthus and Genus Galanthus in Ukraine. There will be many interesting things about snowdrops I'm sure 

[Melvyn Jope]

Very interesting slides Dimitri, many thanks for showing them. Will your monographs be published in English too?
G.snogerupii is on its way to you.

[Oakwood]

Melvyn, many many thanks!! Firstly, it should be published in Russian or Ukrainian here in Ukraine (we (co-authors) still have to find funding to edit........), so for now, I even have not yet thought about the English version........

[Maggi Young]

Dima, I have sent you a personal message....

[Oakwood]

Maggi, I wrote an answer to you! It should be a great thing, your idea!!!!!!!! THANKS!!!!!!     

[loes]

I have transcaucasicus...


sorry,no more left for swapping