Chemonastic Stalked Glands in the Carnivorous Rainbow Plant <i>Byblis gigantea</i> LINDL. (Byblidaceae, Lamiales)
Carnivorous rainbow plants (<i>Byblis</i>, Byblidaceae, Lamiales) possess sticky flypaper traps for the capture, retention, and digestion of prey (mainly small insects). The trapping system is based on a multitude of millimeter-sized glandular trichomes (also termed stalked glands), whic...
Main Authors: | , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
MDPI AG
2022-09-01
|
Series: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/19/11514 |