T. Bacic et al., EVIDENCE FOR RECRYSTALLIZATION OF EPICUTICULAR WAX ON NEEDLES OF PINUS-SYLVESTRIS, Acta botanica neerlandica, 43(3), 1994, pp. 271-273
Very young Scots pine needles were found to have a higher percentage o
f their peristomal rim surface area covered with amorphous wax than ne
edles sampled 5 weeks later. This, in combination with the observation
of wax crystalloids (rodlets) on top of amorphous wax crusts, is inte
rpreted as evidence for wax recrystallization.