Substomatal cavity 4025145 141139709 2007-06-28T09:55:58Z Clicketyclack 734918 cat sort & links <!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[Image: Substomatal_cavity_in_plants.jpg|thumb|right|A [[scanning electron microscopy]] photograph depicting a section through the stomatal cavity located on the abaxial side of white clover leaf (''Trifolium repens''). g = guard cells, s = subsidiary cell, m = mesophyll cell, e = epidermal cell.]] --> In plants, the '''substomatal cavity''' is the cavity located immediately [[proximal]] to the [[stoma]]. It acts as a [[diffusion chamber]] connected with intercellular air spaces and allows rapid [[diffusion]] of [[carbon dioxide]] and other gases (such as plant [[pheromones]]) in and out of [[plant cell]]s. ==References== Graham LE, Graham JM, Wilcox LW (2006) Plant Biology (Second Edition). Pearson Education, USA. ISBN 0-13-146906-1 ==See also== *[[stoma]] *[[transpiration stream]] [[Category:Plant cells]] [[Category:Plant anatomy]] {{botany-stub}}