Plant Systematics and Evolution

, Volume 304, Issue 5, pp 723–729 | Cite as

Cork-warts on leaves of Lauraceae: confirming a suspicion

  • Priscila P. Vaz
  • Paulo R. de Souza
  • Flávio M. Alves
  • Rosani do Carmo de O. Arruda
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Abstract

Some studies have reported the presence of leaf cork-warts in several families of plants; however, in Lauraceae, these structures have not been confirmed. Therefore, based on studies of leaf anatomy, we have herein documented the presence of leaf cork-warts in Mezilaurus species of Lauraceae. To accomplish this, we investigated fifteen species from all six genera of the Mezilaurus group, including Anaueria, Chlorocardium, Clinostemon, Mezilaurus, Sextonia, and Williamodendron. Analyses of leaf anatomy were performed through optical and scanning electron microscopy. Our results revealed cork-warts in six species of the genus Mezilaurus: M. crassiramea, M. navalium, M. revolutifolia, M. subcordata, M. synandra, and M. vanderwerffii. In the investigated species M. crassiramea and M. navalium, cork-warts originated from the stomatal complex, from epidermal cells covering oil cells located in mesophyll, and from epidermal cells around trichomes. Therefore, cork-warts could be considered an additional taxonomic character to delimit Mezilaurus species.

Keywords

Epidermal cells Lenticels Secretory idioblasts Stomata Trichomes 
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Acknowledgements

The authors thank the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) for a scholarship to the first author, the Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento do Ensino, Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul (FUNDECT-PAPOS) for financial support of the Plant Anatomy Laboratory, and the curators of the Herbaria that allowed access to Lauraceae collections.

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The authors declared that they have no conflict of interest.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Priscila P. Vaz
    • 1
  • Paulo R. de Souza
    • 2
  • Flávio M. Alves
    • 3
  • Rosani do Carmo de O. Arruda
    • 4
  1. 1.Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Vegetal, INBIOUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso do SulCampo GrandeBrazil
  2. 2.Laboratório de Prática de EnsinoUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, INBIOCampo GrandeBrazil
  3. 3.Laboratório de Sistemática VegetalUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, INBIOCampo GrandeBrazil
  4. 4.Laboratório de Anatomia VegetalUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, INBIOCampo GrandeBrazil

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