Structural, hystochemical and cytochemical characteristics of the stigma and style in Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa (Passifloraceae)

Studies were carried out on anatomic aspects of the stigma and style of yellow passionfruit. The stigmatic style consisted of papillae, many layers of sub-epidermal cells and a central transmitting tissue. The stigma was of dry, unbranched, multicellular multiseriate papillate type and the cells wer...

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Main Authors: Margarete Magalhães Souza, Telma Nair Santana Pereira, Angelo José Burla Dias, Beatriz Ferreira Ribeiro, Alexandre Pio Viana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2006-01-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132006000100011
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Summary:Studies were carried out on anatomic aspects of the stigma and style of yellow passionfruit. The stigmatic style consisted of papillae, many layers of sub-epidermal cells and a central transmitting tissue. The stigma was of dry, unbranched, multicellular multiseriate papillate type and the cells were highly vacuolated with walls that were relatively thin consisting of compactly arranged fibrils. The style was solid with a central core of transmitting tissue that had intercellular spaces containing a matrix that included polysaccharidic and lipidic substances. During development, cells of the transmitting tissue were arranged compactly while the mature pistil showed cells with a little more loosely arranged intercellular spaces. Both the mature stigma and style contained a peripheral cytoplasmic layer showing a cytoplasmic profile with a prominent nucleus containing a nucleolus, evenly distributed mitochondria, extensive RER, ribosomes and amylochloroplasts.<br>Foram realizadas observações sobre aspectos anatômicos do estigma e estilo de maracujazeiro amarelo, uma vez que estudos detalhados não têm sido encontrados em literatura recente. O estigma é seco, não-ramificado com papilas multiseriadas e multicelulares, com células altamente vacuoladas e parede celular relativamente fina. O estilo é sólido apresentando no centro o tecido de transmissão com espaços intercelulares contendo uma matriz que inclui polissacarídeos e substâncias lipídicas. Durante o desenvolvimento, células jovens do tecido de transmissão não apresentam espaços intercelulares, ao contrário do pistilo maduro. O estigma e estilo contêm citoplasma periférico apresentando um perfil citoplasmático com núcleo e um nucléolo, mitocôndrias distribuídas espaçadamente, extenso retículo endoplasmático rugoso, ribossomos e amiloplastos.
ISSN:1516-8913
1678-4324