Insights Into the Inside - A Quantitative Histological Study of the Explosively Moving Style in Marantaceae.

ABSTRACT: This study aims to identify the histological basis for the extraordinary, fast movement of the style in Marantaceae. Although this explosive pollination mechanism was subject of many studies, quantitative measurements to document volumetric changes have never been conducted. Based on physical parameters and limitations (poroelastic time), the movement itself is by far too fast to be explained by turgor changes solely. Therefore, we address the hypothesis that the style contains elastic structures to store energy allowing the fast movement. We provide an experimental approach in Goeppertia bachemiana to identify histological differences of styles in various states, i.e., steady, unreleased, and released state. Cross and longitudinal sections were used to reconstruct the cell volume i

SUBMITTER: Jerominek M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6309734 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature