We used electron microscopy to investigate the fine structure of nectary secretions of Helleborus foetidus. During the secretion period, epidermal cells of nectaries discharge the whole contents of the cytoplasm into the nectary cavity. The external wall of the cell breaks, releasing the cytoplasm as a dense aggregate that later disperses in the nectary cavity. Cell components, such as chromatin, plastids, mitochondria, lipid droplets and membranes, were found in the nectar of H. foetidus, evincing the complex nature of the secreted material. These results confirm that nectar secretion in H. foetidus is of the holocrine type. © 2008 German Botanical Society and The Royal Botanical Society of the Netherlands.

Vesprini, J.L., Nepi, M., Ciampolini, F., Pacini, E. (2008). Holocrine secretion and cytoplasmic content of Helleborus foetidus L. (Ranunculaceae) nectar. PLANT BIOLOGY, 10(2), 268-271 [10.1111/j.1438-8677.2007.00023.x].

Holocrine secretion and cytoplasmic content of Helleborus foetidus L. (Ranunculaceae) nectar

NEPI M.;CIAMPOLINI F.;PACINI E.
2008-01-01

Abstract

We used electron microscopy to investigate the fine structure of nectary secretions of Helleborus foetidus. During the secretion period, epidermal cells of nectaries discharge the whole contents of the cytoplasm into the nectary cavity. The external wall of the cell breaks, releasing the cytoplasm as a dense aggregate that later disperses in the nectary cavity. Cell components, such as chromatin, plastids, mitochondria, lipid droplets and membranes, were found in the nectar of H. foetidus, evincing the complex nature of the secreted material. These results confirm that nectar secretion in H. foetidus is of the holocrine type. © 2008 German Botanical Society and The Royal Botanical Society of the Netherlands.
2008
Vesprini, J.L., Nepi, M., Ciampolini, F., Pacini, E. (2008). Holocrine secretion and cytoplasmic content of Helleborus foetidus L. (Ranunculaceae) nectar. PLANT BIOLOGY, 10(2), 268-271 [10.1111/j.1438-8677.2007.00023.x].
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