More than Scales: Evidence for the Production and Exudation of Mucilage by the Peltate Trichomes of <i>Tillandsia cyanea</i> (Bromeliaceae: Tillandsioideae)
Bromeliad scales have been investigated extensively due to their recognition as a key ecological and evolutionary feature of Bromeliaceae. However, much remains unknown about such trichomes and only recently mucilage exudation was described for them in a species of the subfamily Bromelioideae. The p...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Plants |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/6/763 |