Table 1 Evaluation of plant fibre morphological features for identification of species; following publications are cited [15, 33, 34, 36,37,38, 40, 41, 46,47,48]
Morphological feature | Evaluated as diagnostic | Use with caution or as indication | Refuted |
|---|---|---|---|
Fibre cell length | Gale and Cutler 2000, 412 Carr et al. 2008,79–83 | Luniak 1953, 121 Wülfert 1999, 280 Petraco and Kubik 2004, 89 | Catling and Grayson 1982, 78 |
Fibre cell ends | Gale and Cutler 2000, 412 | Herzog 1955, 319 Catling and Grayson 1982, 2 | |
Dislocations and cross-markings | Gale and Cutler 2000, 412 | Wülfert 1999, 280 Petraco and Kubik 2004, 89 | Luniak 1953, 122 Catling and Grayson 1982, 2 Bergfjord and Holst 2010, 957 |
Cross-section diameter | Carr et al. 2008, 79–83 | Luniak 1953, 121 Wülfert 1999, 280 Petraco and Kubik 2004, 89 | Catling and Grayson 1982, 78 Bergfjord and Holst 2010, 1194 |
Lumen diameter (ev. the thickness of cell wall) | Catling and Grayson 1982, 2 Gale and Cutler 2000, 17 | Luniak 1953, 121 Petraco and Kubik 2004, 89 | Bergfjord and Holst 2010, 1194 |
Cross-section shape | Luniak 1953, 122 Catling and Grayson 1982, 4 Gale and Cutler 2000, 412 Carr et al. 2008, 79–83 | Wülfert 1999, 280 Petraco and Kubik 2004, 89 | Luniak 1955, 319 Lukesova and Holst 2021, 224 |
Lumen shape | Luniak 1953, 122 Carr et al. 2008, 79–83 | Wülfert 1999, 280 | Lukesova and Holst 2021, 224 |
Cell structure/ Convolutions/flexions | Gale and Cutler 2000, 214 Carr et al. 2008, 79–83 Lukesova et al. 2019, 501 | Wülfert 1999, 280 Petraco and Kubik 2004, 89 | |
Crystals/ Crystal shapes | Catling and Grayson 1982, 3 Luniak 1953, 125 Gale and Cutler 2000, 412 Petraco and Kubik 2004, 107 Carr et al. 2008, 79–83 Bergfjord and Holst 2010, 1193 Marková 2019, 26 | ||
Adhering tissues as spiral elements, vessels and parenchyma cells, epidermal cells | Herzog 1955, 253 Catling and Grayson 1982, 3 Luniak 1953, 125 Gale and Cutler 2000, 412 |