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(American Journal of Botany. 2001;88:1935-1944.)
© 2001 Botanical Society of America, Inc.

Anatomy and Morphology

Structure and ultrastructure of leaf and calyx glands in Galphimia brasiliensis (Malpighiaceae)1

María A. Castro2,4, Andrea S. Vega3 and María E. Múlgura3

2Laboratorio de Anatomía Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina; and 3Instituto de Botánica Darwinion, Labardén 200, C.C. 22, 1642 Buenos Aires Argentina

The present study describes the anatomical structure of calyx and leaf glands in Galphimia brasiliensis and analyzes the mechanism of secretion. The glands are marginal and suprabasal, cup-shaped, sessile, and scarcely visible with the naked eye. Light microscopy reveals the following features: a thin, smooth cuticle; unistratified secretory cells; subglandular parenchyma; and vascular bundle supply composed of phloem and xylem with abundant druses of calcium oxalate. Transmission electron microscopy reveals the presence of secretory cells with conspicuous nuclei, dense cytoplasm, lipid droplets, numerous vesicles, mitochondria, Golgi, rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER), and elongated plastids with osmiophilic contents. The secretion reaches the apoplastic space and accumulates beneath the cuticle. Finally, the viscous, translucent exudate is eliminated by mechanical rupture of the cuticle. Histochemical analysis confirms that lipids are the main constituent. Small amounts of polysaccharides were also identified.

Key Words: anatomy • calyx glands • Galphimia brasiliensis • leaf glands • Malpighiaceae




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