Leaf epidermis in surface view

No intercellular spaces

Diacytic pattern of stomata in Dianthus

Surface view of the leaf abaxial epidermis in carnation (Dianthus sp.) showing the stomatal apparatus of a diacytic configuration. Note the curved outlines of the anticlinal walls of subsidiary and ground epidermal cells. Refer to the unit on "Epidermis" for other stomatal configurations. The ground epidermal cells abut one another with no intercellular spaces.