Structure and development of the pitchers from the carnivorous plantNepenthes alata (Nepenthaceae).

Abstract:

:The pitchers of the tropical carnivorous plant Nepenthes alata are highly specialized organs for the attraction and capture of insects and absorption of nutrients from them. This study examined the structure and development of these pitchers, with particular focus on the nectaries and digestive glands. Immature pitchers developed at the tips of tendrils and were tightly sealed by a lid structure that opened during the end of pitcher elongation. Opened pitchers exposed a ridged peristome containing large nectaries. Like other members of the genus, a thick coating of epicuticular waxy scales covered the upper one-third of the pitcher. Scattered within this zone were cells resembling a stomatal complex with a protruding ridge. Cross sections showed that this ridge was formed by asymmetric divisions of the epidermal cells and lacked an underlying pore. The basal region of the trap had large multicellular glands that developed from single epidermal cells. These glands were closely associated with underlying vascular traces and provided a mechanism for supplying fluid to closed immature pitchers.

journal_name

Am J Bot

authors

Owen TP Jr,Lennon KA

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1999-10-01 00:00:00

pages

1382-90

issue

10

eissn

0002-9122

issn

1537-2197

pii

86/10/1382

journal_volume

86

pub_type

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