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The crystals of calcium carbonate, which appear like a bunch of grapes in epidermal cells of the leaves of some plants, are called

Option: 1

Sphaeraphides


Option: 2

Raphides


Option: 3

Otoliths


Option: 4

Cystoliths.


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Minerals crystals are found in plant cell walls in the form of calcium oxalate, carbonate or silica.

Cystoliths refers to the deposition of calcium carbonate in the epidermal cells of leaves of the plants belonging to the genus Acanthaceae and Urticaceae (stinging nettles).

So, the correct answer is 'Cystoliths'.Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

 

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