Fountain D W
Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Biologist (London). 2000 Nov;47(5):265-8.
A micro-relief of wax encrustation or outgrowths of epidermal cells imparts a property to most leaf surfaces which makes them self-cleaning when rain drops pass over them. Fungi, lichens and algae may evade this self-cleaning mechanism and take up residence on the leaf surface.
蜡质结壳或表皮细胞增生形成的微浮雕赋予大多数叶片表面一种特性，使雨滴从叶片表面掠过的时候，叶片具有自我清洁能力。真菌、地衣和藻类可能会避开这种自我清洁机制，在叶片表面定居。
