Plant Anatomy Digital Archive
The Plant Anatomy Digital Archive features over 1,700 images from more than 250 species of plants collected from all over the world. The images are digitized micrographs of parts of plants that were sectioned, stained, and permanently mounted to a glass slide. Although the earliest specimen was collected in 1769 (Limonia acidissima L., number SV221), the majority were collected in the early 20th century. The Digital Archive shows a small selection of slides present in the Swingle Reference Collection, which consists of 3,200 specimens on over 26,000 glass microscope slides, from 575 plant species.
All digital images in the Archive may be browsed or searched by taxonomic category, common name, structure, or locality.
Order
Following Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, Stevens (2008)
Apiales
Arecales
Caryophyllaless
Dilleniales
Ericales
Fabales
Fagales
Gentianales
Lamiales
Laurales
Magpighiales
Malpighiales
Malvales
Myrtales
Oxalidaless
Pinales
Poaless
Rosales
Santalales
Sapindales
Solanales
Vitales
Zingiberales
Zygophyllales
Family
Following Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, Stevens (2008)
Apocynaceae
Araliaceae
Arecaceae
Boraginaceae
Burseraceae
Clusiaceae
Combretaceae
Dilleniaceae
Ebenaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Fabaceae
Lamiaceae
Lauraceae
Lecythidaceae
Loganiaceae
Malpighiaceae
Malvaceae
Melastomaceae
Meliaceae
Moraceae
Muntingiaceae
Musaceae
Myricaceae
Myrtaceae
Oxalidaceae
Picramniaceae
Plantaginaceae
Poaceae
Podocarpaceae
Polygonaceae
Proteaceae
Pteridaceae
Rhamnaceae
Rhizophoraceae
Rubiaceae
Rutaceae
Salicaceae
Santalaceae
Sapindaceae
Sapotaceae
Simaroubaceae
Solanaceae
Ulmaceae
Urticaceae
Verbenaceae
Vitaceae
Zygophyllaceae
Scientific Name
The scientific name is followed by the accession number of the plant specimen in parenthesis.
Acacia auriculiformis (F58)Achras zapota (F43)
Acrostichum gigantium (F163)
Aegelopsis chevalieri (Tillson 496)
Aegle marmelos (F41)
Aegle marmelos (Tillson 812)
Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr. Serr. (Tillson 248)
Aeglopsis chevalieri Swingle (SV422)
Aeglopsis chevalieri Swingle (SV433)
Aeglopsis chevalieri Swingle (SV77)
Aeglopsis chevalieri Swingle (Tillson 145)
Afraegle gabonensis Engl. (SV434)
Afraegle gabonensis Engl. (SV76)
Afraegle paniculata (SV82)
Albizzia lebbek (F9)
Alectryon excelsus Gaertner (SV159)
Alectryon grandifolius (SV133)
Alectryon subcinereum (F71)
Alectryon subcinereus (SV151)
Aleurites fordii (F161)
Aleurites moluccana (F160)
Aleurites montana (F40)
Alstonia macrophylla (F101)
Ampelopsis quinquefolia (F4)
Amyris balsamifera (Tillson 770)
Amyris balsamifera (Tillson 774)
Amyris balsamifera L. (Tillson 75)
Amyris disticha (SV310)
Amyris elemifera L. (SV429)
Amyris madrensis Wats. (SV300)
Amyris sylvatica (Tillson 773)
Antigonon leptopus (Tillson 814)
Aralia sp. (F18)
Artocarpus communis (S49)
Atalantia (SV236)
Atalantia buxifolia (Poir.) Oliver ex Benth. (Tillson 49)
Atalantia buxifolia (Poir.) Oliver ex Benth. (Tillson 54)
Atalantia ceylanica Oliver (SV245)
Atalantia ceylonica (Tillson 524)
Atalantia ceylonica (Tillson 573)
Atalantia citrioides Pierre ex Engl. & Prantl.
Atalantia citrioides Pierre ex Engl. & Prantl. (SV195)
Atalantia citrioides Pierre ex Engl. & Prantl. (SV237)
Atalantia citrioides Pierre ex Engl. & Prantl. (SV370)
Atalantia citrioides Pierre ex Engl. & Prantl. (SV371)
Atalantia citrioides Pierre ex Engl. & Prantl. (SV373)
Atalantia citrioides Pierre ex Engl. & Prantl. (SV374)
Atalantia citroides (F35)
Atalantia kerrii (Tillson 684)
Atalantia kwangtungensis Merr. (Tillson 261)
Atalantia kwangtungensis Merr. (Tillson 263)
Atalantia monophylla DC. (Tillson 59)
Atalantia racemosa (Tillson 649)
Atalantia racemosa (Tillson 650)
Atalantia rotundifolia (Tillson 652)
Atalantia roxburghiana (Tillson 678)
Atalantia sissilifolia Guill. (SV239)
Atalantia spinosa (Tillson 674)
Atalantia spinosa (Tillson 680)
Atalantia wightii Tanaka (Tillson 197)
Averrhoa carambola (F51)
Balanites aegyptica (F33)
Balsamocitrus dawei (Tillson 504)
Bauhinia purpurea (F13)
Berrya cordifolia (Willd.) Burr (F76)
Blighia sapida (F36)
Boehmeria nivea (R18)
Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaudich. (C26)
Burkillanthus malaccensis (Tillson 728)
Burkillanthus malaccensis (Tillson 807)
Burkillanthus malaccensis (Ridl.) Swingle
Burkillanthus malaccensis (Ridl.) Swingle (Tillson 244)
Burkillanthus malaccensis (Ridl.) Swingle (Tillson 307)
Calocarpum sapota (S4)
Calyptranthes pallens (F114)
Casimiroa edulis (F44)
Casimiroa edulis Llave & Lex. (SV20)
Casimiroa gilletiana (F32)
Cecropia palmata (F157)
Cestrum diurnum (F147)
Chiococca pinetorum (F31)
Chisocheton pentandrus (Blanco) ... (Tillson 189)
Chrysophyllum olivaeforme (F99)
Cinnamomum camphorum (F6)
Cinnamomum cassia (STV2)
Cinnamomum ceylanicum (STV3)
Cinnamomum ceylanicum (STV5)
Citropsis angolensis Exell (Tillson 273)
Citropsis articulata (Tillson 711)
Citropsis gabunensis Swingle & Kellerm. (Tillson 272)
Citropsis gilletiana (F34)
Citropsis gilletiana (Tillson 501)
Citropsis gilletiana (Tillson 672)
Citropsis gilletiana (Tillson 706)
Citropsis lacourtiana (Tillson 532)
Citropsis lacourtiana (Tillson 533)
Citropsis latialata (Tillson 397)
Citropsis latialata (Tillson 669)
Citropsis latialata (Tillson 670)
Citropsis letestui Pellegr. (SV392)
Citropsis preussii (Tillson 709)
Citropsis schweinfurthii (Tillson 841)
Citropsis schweinfurthii ... (Tillson 35)
Citropsis sp. (SV389)
Citropsis sp. (SV390)
Clerodendrum sp. (SV488)
Cneoridium dumosum (Tillson 292)
Cneoridium dumosum (Tillson 685)
Coccoloba grandiflora (F96)
Coccoloba uvifera (F7)
Cocos nucifera (SV550b)
Cocos nucifera L. (SV185)
Cocos nucifera L. (SV84)
Codiaeum variegatum (F166)
Coffea arabica (F154)
Colubrina cubensis (F83)
Conocarpus erecta (F89)
Corchorus capsularis L. (C22)
Corchorus olitorius L. (C23)
Cordia obliqua (F74)
Covillea racemosa (S46)
Croton liniaris (F14)
Dalbergia ecastophyllum (F88)
Dendrocalamus stricta (SV666)
Dillenia indica (F66)
Diospyros ebenum (S2)
Dipholis salicifolia (F111)
Dysoxylum lessertianum (Tillson 182 )
Elaphrium simaruba (F110)
Eremocitrus (Tillson 295)
Eremocitrus glauca (Lindley) Swingle (Tillson 293)
Erithalis fruticosa L. (SV345)
Eugenia confusa (F113)
Eugenia jambox (F55)
Eugenia uniflora (F150)
Euphoria cinerea (SV114)
Euphoria cinerea (SV142)
Euphoria gracilis (SV140)
Euphoria longana (SV10)
Euphoria longana (SV109)
Euphoria longana (SV115)
Euphoria longana (SV9)
Exothea paniculata (F115)
Ficus altissima (F1)
Ficus aurea (F2)
Ficus benghalensis (F91)
Ficus religiosa L. (SV7)
Firmiana platanifolius (F37)
Fortunella crassifolia (Tillson 44)
Fortunella hindsii (Tillson 252)
Fortunella hindsii (Tillson 43)
Fortunella hindsii (Tillson 46)
Fortunella hindsii (Tillson 811)
Fortunella japonica (Thunb.) Swingle (SV475)
Galipea jasminiflora (Tillson 436)
Garcinia dulcis (S12)
Garcinia livistona (F164)
Glycosmis (SV228)
Glycosmis (Tillson 350)
Glycosmis sp. (Tillson 415)
Glycosmis sp. (Tillson 424)
Glycosmis sp. (Tillson 622)
Grevillea (F64)
Guaiacum sanctum (SV454)
Guettarda reticulata (F100)
Gymnanthes lucida (F116)
Haematoxylon campechianum? (F59)
Halfordia drupifera (Tillson 659)
Halfordia kendack (Tillson 658)
Hamelia patens (F80)
Harpullia cupanioides (SV13)
Hesperethusa crenulata (Tillson 570)
Hesperethusa crenulata (Tillson 726)
Hevea brasiliensis (F158)
Hibiscus cannabinus (SV631)
Hibiscus cannabinus L. (C11)
Hibiscus cannabinus L. (C13)
Hibiscus cannabinus L. (C5)
Hibiscus cannabinus L. (C7)
Hibiscus cannabinus L. (C8 )
Hura crepitans (F143)
Ixora sp. (SV346)
Jatropha urens (SV481)
Khaya nyasica (F69)
Lantana depressa (SV11)
Lantana sp. (F11)
Lecythis cubia (S41)
Limnocitrus littoralis (Tillson 361)
Limnocitrus littoralis (Tillson 547)
Limonia acidissima L. (SV221)
Litchi chinensis (F57)
Litchi chinensis (SV665)
Lucuma nervosa (F53)
Lucuma nervosa (SV466)
Luvunga crassifolia (Tillson 490)
Luvunga crassifolia (Tillson 491)
Luvunga philippinensis (Tillson 98)
Luvunga sarmentosa (Tillson 188 )
Luvunga scandens (Tillson 492)
Luvunga scandens (Tillson 699)
Luvunga scandens (Rob.) ... (Tillson 102)
Luvunga villosa (Tillson 198)
Malpighia glabra L. (SV75)
Malpighia punicifolia (S5)
Melaleuca leucadendron (F79)
Melicoccus bijugatus Jacq. (SV175a)
Merope angulata (Tillson 683)
Merrillia caloxylon (Ridley) Swingle (Tillson 173)
Metrodorea nigra (Tillson 438)
Microcitrus australasica (Tillson 310)
Microcitrus australis (Tillson 784)
Microcitrus australis (Tillson 785)
Microcitrus garrowayi (Tillson 384)
Microcitrus inodore (Tillson 388)
Microcitrus sp. (Tillson 806)
Micromelum (Tillson 275)
Micromelum ceylanicum (Tillson 301)
Micromelum compressum (Tillson 128)
Micromelum compressum (Tillson 281)
Micromelum compressum var. inodorum (Tillson 279)
Micromelum hirsutum (Tillson 276)
Micromelum integerrimum ... (Tillson 130)
Micromelum integerrimum ... (Tillson 286)
Micromelum microcarpum (Tillson 270)
Micromelum minutum (Tillson 283)
Micromelum minutum (Tillson 284)
Micromelum minutum (Tillson 285)
Micromelum minutum (Tillson 73)
Micromelum minutum (Tillson 87)
Micromelum molle (Tillson 225)
Micromelum octandrum (Tillson 193)
Micromelum scandens (Tillson 303)
Misanteca triandra (SV54)
Monanthocitrus cornuta (Tillson 299)
Monanthocitrus cornuta (Tillson 710)
Morinda roioc (F24)
Muntingia calibura (S11)
Murraya alata (Tillson 582)
Murraya alata Drake (SV213)
Murraya alternans (Tillson 375)
Murraya crenulata (Turcz.) Oliver
Murraya crenulata (Turcz.) Oliver (SV215)
Murraya crenulata (Turcz.) Oliver (Tillson 159)
Murraya euchrestifolia (Tillson 581)
Murraya exotica (Tillson 694)
Murraya exotica L. (Tillson 50)
Murraya flava (Tillson 120)
Murraya flava (Tillson 181)
Murraya glabra (SV212)
Murraya koenigii (Tillson 426)
Murraya koenigii (L.) Sprengel (SV405)
Murraya koenigii (L.) Sprengel (SV406)
Murraya koenigii (L.) Sprengel (SV57)
Murraya koenigii (L.) Sprengel (Tillson 183)
Murraya microphylla ... Swingle (Tillson 221)
Murraya omphalocarpa (Tillson 579)
Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack (SV38)
Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack (SV440)
Murraya sp. (SV68)
Murraya sp. (Tillson 417)
Murraya sp. (Tillson 418)
Murraya stenocarpa Drake (SV214)
Musa x. paradesii L. (SV42)
Muscadinia munsoniana (F21)
Myrica rubra (S24)
Naringi crenulata (Roxb.) Nicolson (Tillson 209)
Naringi crenulata (Roxb.) Nicolson (Tillson 250)
Naringi crenulata (Roxb.) Nicolson (Tillson 288)
Naringi crenulata (Roxb.) Nicolson (Tillson 308)
Nephelium chryseum (SV120)
Nephelium glabrum maingayi (SV145)
Nephelium juglandifolium Blume (SV146)
Nephelium lappaceum L. (SV123)
Nephelium ophioides Radl. (SV148)
Ocotea catesbyana (SV53)
Ocotea caudata (Nees) Mez (SV251)
Oxanthera neo-caledonica (Tillson 351)
Pamburus missionis (F38)
Pamburus missionis (SV1)
Pamburus missionis (SV402)
Pamburus missionis (SV55)
Pamburus missionis (SV58)
Paramignya griffithii (Tillson 92)
Paramignya hainensis (Tillson 290)
Paramignya longepedunculata (Tillson 336)
Paramignya longepedunculata (Tillson 337)
Paramignya longipedunculata (Tillson 488)
Paramignya monophylla Wight (Tillson 150)
Persea americana (SV639)
Phoenix roebelenii O'Brien ex C. Roebelen (SV35)
Picramnia pentandra (F105)
Pithecellobium dulce (F17)
Plantago major L. (SV94)
Pleiospermium dubium (Tillson 255)
Pleiospermium dubium (Tillson 715)
Pleiospermium latialatum (Tillson 368)
Pleiospermium littorale (SV223)
Pleiospermium littoralis (Tillson 151)
Pleiospermium longisepalum (Tillson 363)
Pleiospermium sumatranum (Tillson 362)
Pleisopermium alatum (Tillson 245)
Podocarpus macrophyllus (Thunb.) ... (SV72)
Poinciana regia (F153)
Pometia pinnata Forster & Forster f. (SV130)
Poncirus trifoliata (SV19)
Poncirus trifoliata (Tillson 727)
Poncirus trifoliata (Tillson 838)
Pongamia pinnata (F8)
Pseudima frutescens Radlk (SV172)
Pseudosasa japonica (SV644)
Pseudosasa japonica (SV645)
Psidium guajava (F15)
Psidium guajava (SV633)
Psychotria bacteriophylla (SV41)
Psychotria bacterophila (F39)
Psychotria undata (F119)
Ptelea trifoliata L. (Tillson 215)
Rhizophora mangle (F94)
SV182.txtTectona grandis L.f. (SV182)
Sabal etonia Swingle ex Nash (SV52)
Sabal mexicana Martius (SV87)
Sabal palmetto (Walter) Schultes & Schultes (SV4)
Salix amphibia (F155)
Santalum album (S3)
Sapindus saponaria L. (SV23)
Schleichera oleosa (Lour.) Oken (SV24)
Semiarundinaria fastuosa (SV643)
Serenoa repens (Bartram) Small (SV28)
Severinia disticha (SV83)
Severinia disticha (SV98)
Severinia linearis (Blanco) Swingle (Tillson 143)
Severinia maritima (Tillson 178)
Severinia retusa (Tillson 152)
Severinia trimera (Tillson 374)
Sideroxylon foetidissimum (F102)
Simarouba glauca (F104)
Skimmia japonica (Tillson 661)
Sohyreyia excelsa (Tillson 373)
Solanum verbascifolium (F109)
Stauranthus perforatus (Tillson 653)
Stenocarpus sinuatus (F86)
Strychnos spinosa Lam. (SV356)
Swietenia mahogani (F26)
Swinglea glutinosa (Blanco) Merr. (SV450)
Swinglea glutinosa (Blanco) Merr. (SV471)
Swinglea glutinosa (Blanco) Merr. (SV478)
Syzigium smithii (Poir.) Nied. (SV347)
Talisia esculenta (SV270)
Talisia oliviformis (Kunth) Radlk. (SV267)
Talisia oliviformis (Kunth) Radlk. (SV268)
Talisia principes (SV269)
Tamala borbonia (F108)
Tectona grandis (F70)
Terminalia catappa (F140)
Terminalia chebulia (S45)
Terminalia meulleri (F82)
Terminalia myriocarpa (S42)
Tetrastigma harmandii (S19)
Tetrazygia bicolor (F75)
Toddalia asiatica (L.) Lam. (Tillson 89)
Toddalia asiatica (L.) Lam. (Tillson 91)
Torrubia longifolius (F27)
Tournefortia gnaphyloides (F172)
Trema floridana (F29)
Trewia nudiflora (S37)
Triphasia brassii (Tillson 216)
Triphasia grandifolia (Tillson 218)
Triphasia trifolia (Burm.f.) P. Wilson (SV31)
Triphasia trifolia (Burm.f.) P. Wilson (SV71)
Triphasia trifolia (Burm.f.) P. Wilson (Tillson 134)
Vitex parviflora (F73)
Vitex parviflora (SV79)
Wenzelia brevipes (Tillson 195)
Wenzelia kambarae (Tillson 398)
Wenzelia melanesica (Tillson 352)
Xerospermum artermedem (SV119)
Xerospermum noronhianum (SV118)
Xerospermum noronhianum var. lanceolatum (SV116)
Zanthoxylum coriaceum (SV6)
Zanthoxylum fagara (SV78)
everinia disticha (Tillson 74)
imonia sp. (Tillson 638)
no name sp. (Tillson 434)
Structure
Plant structure as it was recorded in the source database.
13th internode2 pistils
26th internode
4th internode
7th internode
9th internode
Apex of a pseudocotyledon
Apical end of young leaf
Apical half, large fruit
Apical meristem
Awn
Basal portion of a young leaf and petiole
Basal portion of main axis
Basal portion of ovary
Basal portion young fruit
Basal portion, mature fruit
Basalmost internode
Base of leaf
Base of mature flower bud
Base of mature fruit
Base of new flush of growth 1 behind the stem tip
Bud between internodes K and L
Center
Center of mature fruit
Center, fruit
Center, large fruit
Center, young fruit
Cluster of four flower buds
Cluster of four young fruits
Cotyledon
Cotyledon (portion)
Embryo
Fairly large fruit
Flower
Flower bud
Flower bud, mature
Flower; not a complete serial
Fruit
Fruit (peel)
Fruit segment
Half grown fruit
Half mature fruit
Large fruit
Leaf
Leaf midrib at foliar attachment
Leaf with cicatrus and abscision
Leaves
Male flower bud
Mature flower
Mature flower and young flower buds
Mature flower bud
Mature fruit
Mature leaf
Mature leaf petiole
Mature leaflet
Mature pistil
Medium mature fruit
Nearly mature fruit
Node
Node with roots emerging
Node, upper portion of branch
Opening flower bud
Peel and pulp, fruit
Peel of fruit
Pistil
Portion of a leaf
Portion of a mature leaf
Portion of fruit
Portion of leaf
Primary root
Rachis
Rachis of leaf; 2 leaflets
Region just below a stem lesion ...
Root
Root and root tips
Root tip
Sections of leaf
Seed
Segment of fruit
Segment, large fruit
Stem
Terminal bud
Terminal leaf bud
Tip of flower bud
Top of mature fruit
Two flower buds
Two thirds grown fruits (2)
Upper portion, young fruit
Very young flower bud
Very young fruit
Very young fruit (pistil)
Young culm, internode
Young flower bud
Young fruit
Young fruit 1 in diameter
Young fruits
Young leaf
Young leaf (entire)
Young leaflet
Young leaves
Young secondary root
Young shoot apex
Common Name
The common name was added if it appeared in The Plant Book, 2000 (Mabberley, D.J.). There was no common name listed for the majority of the plants.
Arabian or arabica coffeeAvocado
Barbados cherry
Barbados mastic
Calabura
Candle-nut oil tree
Candlewood
Ceylon eboney
Chinese box
Curry leaf
Elephant apple
Flame flower
Guavas
Hop tree
Huru
Kenaf
Kussum
Limeberry
Litchi
Logwood campeachy or wood campeche
Madras thorn
Mahogany
Mamoncillo
Para rubber
Plantain
Plummers pills
Prickley scrambler
Rambutan
Rose plantain
Sandal wood
Saw palmetto
Surinam cherry pitanga
Wild almond
akee
bael
banyan
blacktorch
buttonwood
camphor
canistel
cinnamon
coconut
coral vine
crotons
jute
male bamboo
palmetto
peepul
ramie
seaside grape
star fruit
teak
titoki
white sapote
wild quince
Specimen Collection Location
The current name of the country if it could be determined from the locality data in the Swingle source database.
Brazil
Cambodia
China
Colombia
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dominican Republic
Fiji
Guyana
India
Indonesia
Jamaica
Malaysia
Mexico
New Caldonia
New Guinea
Republic of Cameroon
Sri Lanka
Solomon Islands
Taiwan
Thailand
Union of Myanmar
United States
Vietnam












