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| Jansen, S.; Sano, Y.; Choat, B.; Rabaey, D.; Lens, F.; Dute, R.R.. |
| The micromorphology of pits in tracheary elements was examined in 35 species representing 29 genera of Rosaceae and related families to evaluate the assumption that angiosperm pits are largely invariant. In most Rosaceae, pit membranes between fibers and tracheids frequently appear to have amorphous thickenings with an irregular distribution. Although these structures are toruslike under the light microscope, observations by electron microscopy illustrate that they represent ‘‘pseudotori’’ or plasmodesmata-associated thickenings. These thickenings frequently extend from the periphery of the pit membrane and form a cap-like, hollow structure. Pseudotori are occasionally found in few Elaeagnaceae and Rhamnaceae and appear to be related to species with... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Fiber; Pit; Pit membrane; Pseudotorus; Rosaceae; Rosales; Torus; Tracheid; 42.58. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/423505 |
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| Rabaey, D.; Huysmans, S.; Lens, F.; Smets, E.; Jansen, S.. |
| Recent studies on the functional significance of pit membranes in water conducting cells have renewed general interest in their micromorphology. At least two types of pit membrane thickenings have been described in angiosperm families, i.e. genuine tori and pseudo-tori. This study explores the distribution and morphology of pit membrane thickenings in 69 species and 23 genera within Oleaceae using light and electron microscopy. Torus-bearing pit membranes are confirmed for Osmanthus, and new records are reported for Chionanthus retusa, Picconia azorica, and P. excelsa, but not for the other species studied of Chionanthus. This infrageneric variation suggests that tori represent a plastic feature that has evolved more than once within the family as the... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Electron microscopy; Pit aperture; Pit membrane; Plasmodesmata; Pseudo-torus; Torus; Tracheid; Vessel element; 42.56. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/429536 |
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