1CPlast
March 21, 2013
Transmission electron microscope image of a thin section cut from Coleus blumei shoot apex. Image shows a chloroplast. There are starch granules present, along with the grana(stacks of disc-shaped thylakoids).
Lamiales
Lamiaceae (mint family)
Coleus blumei
JEOL 100CX TEM
Credit: Louisa Howard, Charles Daghlian
Topics:
Organelles, Photosynthesis, Biology, JEOL, Coleus, Solenostemon scutellarioides, Chloroplast, Thylakoid, Membrane biology, Lamiaceae, Electron microscopy, Scientific method, Technology Internet
