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Titre :	SEM study of surface structures of the spathe in Cryptocoryne and Lagenandra (Araceae: Aroideae: Cryptocoryneae)
Auteurs :	Marian Ørgaard, Auteur ; Niels Jacobsen, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (126(3) 1998-03-01)
Article en page(s) :	261-289
Résumé :	SEM studies of the spathe structures in the two closely related genera Cryptocoryne and Lagenandra show differences between the inner and outer surfaces, as well as in cell structures in the various parts of the spathe. The cell structure reveals patterns mat makes it possible to depict homologous structures of the spathe, even though the spathes of the two genera look different. The basal part of the kettle has a mucilage covering of the cells, interpreted as a hitherto unnoticed food source. The cells of the inner surface of the kettle and tube have downward pointing trichomes. On the second day of flowering these collapse and sink into the cell lumen, which is suggested to create a unique lattice-like structure that enables the insects to climb out of the kettle and tube. The cell structure of the flap shows that it is a prolongation and continuation of the spathe tube margin.
En ligne :	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.1998.tb02530.x

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