Scanning electron microscopy images of Cissus verticillata food bodies. (A) Locality where food bodies are formed on the stem; note the depression in which the FBs are formed in the midst of the papilose epidermal cells. (B) Food bodies in the nodal region of the stem. (C) Food body in the nodal region, partially protected by the stipule. Inset: detail of the epidermal cells of a food body; note the absence of any pores or ruptured areas of the cuticle. (D) Food body on a leaf, detail of the distal portion, demonstrating a stomata (arrow).