For a leaf with window-like holes, see Perforate leaf.
A flowering Fenestraria rhopalophylla, so named due to the translucent leaf window on the tips of its modified leaf.
Leaf window, also known as epidermal window,[1] and fenestration,[2][3] is a specialized leaf structure consisting of a translucent area through which light can enter the interior surfaces of the leaf where photosynthesis can occur. The translucent structure may include epidermal tissue, and in some succulent plants it consists of several cell layers of parenchyma, which may also function as water-storage tissue.[4] It can appear as a large continuous patch, a variegated or reticulated region, or as numerous small spots. It is found in some succulent plants native to arid climates, allowing much of the plant to remain beneath the soil surface where it is protected from desiccation by winds and heat while optimizing light absorption. Many species featuring leaf windows are native to Southern Africa.
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