Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Table 1 Fiber and elementary fiber sizes in different palm leaf sheath layers
Leaf sheath layer | Fiber | Elementary fiber | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Diameter (μm) | Diameter (μm) | Length (μm) | Cell wall thickness (μm) | |
Inner layer | 230 ± 37 | 12.1 ± 1.9 | 932 ± 164 | 2.2 ± 0.3 |
Middle layer | 516 ± 40 | 13.1 ± 1.9 | 1019 ± 160 | 1.7 ± 0.3 |
Outer layer | 372 ± 75 | 12.7 ± 1.5 | 989 ± 178 | 2.2 ± 0.3 |