TY - JOUR
AU - THOMAS,, VINOTH
AB - Abstract This article surveys the structural, functional and phylogenetic significance of colleters in different dicotyledonous families. Colleters are multicellular secretory structures attached to the stipule, petiole, lamina, bract, bracteole, calyx and corolla. Colleters are grouped into standard (S), dendroid (D) and brush-like (B) types on the basis of their morphology and structure. D and B-type colleters occur in certain members of Rubiaceae that also have bacterial leaf nodules. Besides the normal structure, epithelial hairs, thin-walled subepidermal cells, laticifers and vasculature are present in many colleters of Apocynaceae. It is probable that the colleter functions to protect the developing meristem by secreting a viscous fluid. Exudate of D-type colleters are mucilaginous, providing the substrate necessary for the nutrition of endophytic bacteria. Colleter, structure, phylogeny This content is only available as a PDF. © 1991 Annals of Botany Company
TI - Structural, Functional and Phylogenetic Aspects of the Colleter
JF - Annals of Botany
DO - 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aob.a088256
DA - 1991-10-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/structural-functional-and-phylogenetic-aspects-of-the-colleter-H6IFzuHOTD
SP - 287
EP - 305
VL - 68
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -