Ontogeny and Anatomy of the Dimorphic Pitchers of Nepenthes rafflesiana Jack
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Developmental Phases
2.2. Extrafloral Nectary and Peristomal Teeth
2.3. Digestive Glands
2.4. Waxy Scales and Lunate Cells
2.5. Ontogeny of Upper and Lower Pitchers
3. Discussion
3.1. Developmental Phases
3.2. Extrafloral Nectary and Peristomal Teeth
3.3. Digestive Glands
3.4. Waxy Scales and Lunate Cells
3.5. Ontogeny of Upper and Lower Pitchers
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Study Species: Nepenthes Rafflesiana
4.2. 3D Surface Laser Scanning and Landmark-Based Geometric Morphometrics
4.3. Pipeline Created in Galaxy for Statistical Analysis of Pitchers
4.4. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
4.5. Light Microscopy (LM)
4.6. Detection of Sugars in Peristomal Fluid
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Schwallier, R.; van Wely, V.; Baak, M.; Vos, R.; van Heuven, B.J.; Smets, E.; van Vugt, R.R.; Gravendeel, B. Ontogeny and Anatomy of the Dimorphic Pitchers of Nepenthes rafflesiana Jack. Plants 2020, 9, 1603. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9111603
Schwallier R, van Wely V, Baak M, Vos R, van Heuven BJ, Smets E, van Vugt RR, Gravendeel B. Ontogeny and Anatomy of the Dimorphic Pitchers of Nepenthes rafflesiana Jack. Plants. 2020; 9(11):1603. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9111603
Chicago/Turabian StyleSchwallier, Rachel, Valeri van Wely, Mirna Baak, Rutger Vos, Bertie Joan van Heuven, Erik Smets, Rogier R. van Vugt, and Barbara Gravendeel. 2020. "Ontogeny and Anatomy of the Dimorphic Pitchers of Nepenthes rafflesiana Jack" Plants 9, no. 11: 1603. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9111603