
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dell, B 
A1  - Kuo, J 
A1  - Burbidge, AH 
T1  - Anatomy of <I>Pilostyles hamiltonii</I> C. A. Gardner (Rafflesiaceae) in stems of <I>Daviesia</I>
JF  - Australian Journal of Botany
JO  - Aust. J. Bot.
Y1  - 1982
VL  - 30
IS  - 1
SP  - 1
EP  - 9
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/BT9820001 
N2  - In Daviesia stems the vegetative body of Pilostyles hamiltonii occurs as thin strands of undifferentiated cells within the secondary phloem of the host. Parasite cells have prominent nuclei, extended plasmalemma, and lack chloroplasts and amyloplasts. Plasmodesmata are abundant between parasite and host cells. Early vegetative growth of the parasite appears to depend on host phloem tissues for its nutrient requirements. At flower initiation Pilostyles taps the host xylem by producing pegs of tissue across the vascular cambium of the host. 
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