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Acta Botanica Gallica
Botany Letters
Volume 144, 1997 - Issue 3
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I—SÈCRÈTIONS, PRODUCTION ET RÔLES

Morphology and distribution of trichomes in two endemic Teucrium species of Macaronesia

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Pages 363-369 | Published online: 27 Apr 2013
 

Summary

The morphology and the distribution of the trichomes on the vegetative and reproductive organs of two endemic Teucrium species of Macaronesia (T. betonicum and T. heterophyllum) were studied by SEM. Both species possess an indumentum constituted by long, morphologically different non-glandu- lar trichomes and three types of glandular ones, differently distributed, depending on the organ studied. The particular distribution of the glandular trichomes on the inner surface of the corolla and on the anther filament seems to be of taxonomical importance.

Résumé

La morphologie et la distribution des trichomes dans les différentes parties (végétatives et reproductrices) de deux espèces de Teucrium endémiques de Macaronésie (T. betonicum et T. heterophyllum) ont été étudiées par microscopie électronique à balayage (MEB). Les deux espèces ont montré un indument de trichomes non glandulaires très longs, avec des différences morphologiques, et trois types de trichomes glandulaires avec une distribution différente. Cette différence, particulièrement notable au niveau de la face interne de la corolle et du filet de l'anthère, peut suggérer une importance taxonomique.

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