Microscopy and chemical analyses reveal flavone-based woolly fibres extrude from micron-sized holes in glandular trichomes of Dionysia tapetodes

Microscopy and chemical analyses reveal flavone-based woolly fibres extrude from micron-sized holes in glandular trichomes of Dionysia tapetodes

Abstract Background Dionysia tapetodes, a small cushion-forming mountainous evergreen in the Primulaceae, possesses a vast surface-covering of long silky fibres forming the characteristic “woolly” farina. This contrasts with some related Primula which instead form a fine powder. Farina is formed by...

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Main Authors: Matthieu Bourdon, Josephine Gaynord, Karin H. Müller, Gareth Evans, Simon Wallis, Paul Aston, David R. Spring, Raymond Wightman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Subjects:
Cell wall
Dionysia
Farina
Flavone
Glandular trichome
Hydroxyflavone
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-021-03010-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-021-03010-9

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