Colleters in Turnera and Piriqueta (Turneraceae)

Author: GONZÁLEZ A.M.

Source: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 128, Number 3, November 1998 , pp. 215-228(14)

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Abstract:

The anatomy of colleters was examined by light and scanning electron microscopy in 25 species of Turnera and nine species of Piriqueta. Based on morphology, four categories of colleters were recognized: standard, sessile, lachrymiform and trochleariform, all of which differ in shape and length/width ratio. They all have a similar anatomy: they consist of an axis of parenchymatous cells, sheathed by a palisade epidermis. The standard type is the most widespread in the studied taxa; the lachrymiform example was found in those species of Piriqueta with setiform glandular hairs; only one trochleariform example appeared in T. diffusa. The sessile type is considered to be a morphological transitional form between extrafloral nectaries and colleters. This is the first record of sessile, lachrymiform and trochleariform colleters. The anatomy of colleters is compared with other secretory structures such as glandular trichomes and extrafloral nectaries.Copyright 1998 The Linnean Society of London

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste CC: 209, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Corrientes, 3400, Argentina

Publication date: 1998-11-01