Calycinal trichomes in Ipomoea cairica (Convolvulaceae): ontogenesis, structure and functional aspects
Elder Antônio Sousa Paiva A B and Luiza Coutinho Martins A
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A Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270-901 – Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
B Corresponding author. Email: epaiva@icb.ufmg.br
Australian Journal of Botany 59(1) 91-98 https://doi.org/10.1071/BT10194
Submitted: 3 August 2010 Accepted: 10 November 2010 Published: 10 February 2011
Abstract
The presence of calycinal trichomes in Ipomoea has been neglected, which renders the interpretation of their functions difficult. The present work aims to characterise the structure, as well as the composition of the secretion of calycinal trichomes in Ipomoea cairica, in order to establish a relationship between their structure and function. Samples of floral buds at different developmental stages and sepals from fruits were collected and fixed for study under light as well as under scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The calyx of I. cairica is persistent and presents glandular trichomes which produce acidic polysaccharides. The trichomes are peltate and consist of a short stalk and a pluricellular secretory portion. The cells from the secretory portion contain a dense and organelle-rich cytoplasm. The fresh secretion is hyaline and fluid, but solidifies when exposed to low humidity, taking on a crystalline and fragile aspect, and they return to a gel state when in the presence of water. The calycinal trichomes in I. cairica show great structural and ultrastructural similarities to colleters and can be considered functionally analogous. The secretion, which is highly hygroscopic, spreads along the surface of the corolla and of the fruit, apparently protecting these structures against desiccation.
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