Phloem of Primitive Angiosperms. III. Phloem of Petioles of Drimys granadensis (Winteraceae)

Authors

Roland R. Dute, Auburn UniversityFollow
Carrie L. Sharkey, University of Illinois

Document Type

Research

Keywords

Phloem, sieve-element, P-protein, phloem-protein, Drimys

Abstract

Drimys granadensis (Winteraceae) was chosen for study because of its primitive evolutionary position among angiosperms. Mature sieve elements of the primary phloem of petioles are enucleate and have what we interpret as crystalline P-protein in addition to the more common tubular and fibrillar forms. Companion cells associated with sieve elements retain normal-appearing nuclei and possess bodies of flocculent material within the cytoplasm. The pores connecting mature adjacent sieve elements are of much smaller diameter than those typically encountered in angiosperms. The possession of P-protein and companion cells in Drimys argues for the early evolution of these traits in angiosperm phloem.

Publication Date

June 1985

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

92

Issue

3

First Page

104

Last Page

110

Copyright

©1985 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Dute, Roland R. and Sharkey, Carrie L. (1985) "Phloem of Primitive Angiosperms. III. Phloem of Petioles of Drimys granadensis (Winteraceae)," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 92(3), 104-110.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol92/iss3/7