Laticifer - Wikipedia
WebA laticifer is a type of elongated secretory cell found in the leaves and/or stems of plants that produce latex and rubber as secondary metabolites. Laticifers may be divided into: Non-articulated laticifers, consisting of one long coenocytic cell.
Laticifer - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
WebFound in over 900 genera of plants, laticifers typically function as internal secretory systems. Laticifers from various species are primarily classified as either articulated, developing from cells whose common end walls have broken down, or nonarticulated, originating from single cells in the embryo.
New in Plant Physiology: Laticifer Function and Development
WebSep 15, 2016 · Laticifers are specialized cells (or row of cells) that synthesize and accumulate latex. The latex produced, which is often milky in appearance, is highly variable in its chemical composition, and contains suspended colloids as well as a variety of dissolved solutes and macromolecules.
Frontiers | Laticifers in Sapindaceae: Structure, Evolution and ...
WebJan 17, 2021 · Occurrence is likely underestimated owing to the low production of latex in most species. We investigated 67 species from 23 genera of Sapindaceae to verify laticifer occurrence and their structural, developmental and chemical features, as well as their evolutionary history in the family.
Laticifers, Latex, and Their Role in Plant Defense - Cell Press
WebSynergism and cooperative work involving chemically diversified latex compounds permits the plant to defend against natural enemies. Latex, a sap produced by cells called laticifers, occurs in plants of wide taxonomic diversity. Plants exude latex …
Laticifers: An historical perspective | The Botanical Review
WebThis review describes the development of the laticifer concept, with emphasis upon the nonarticulated type, from early observations of plant exudates and “juices” to the presentation of laticifers by Esau (1953). Classical writers and herbalists described practical applications of these substances. With the advent of the microscope early ...
Laticifers, Latex, and Their Role in Plant Defense - PubMed
WebAbstract. Latex, a sap produced by cells called laticifers, occurs in plants of wide taxonomic diversity. Plants exude latex sap in response to physical damage. Questions about the function of latex or the underlying mechanisms persist, but a role in defense is likely.
Structural diversity and distribution of laticifers - ScienceDirect
WebJan 1, 2020 · Laticifers are latex-producing cells or a series of connected cells that form systems which pass through various tissues of the plant body ( Evert, 2006 ). Several classifications have been done to better understand the …
Laticifers in Sapindaceae: Structure, Evolution and Phylogenetic ...
WebJan 18, 2021 · We investigated 67 species from 23 genera of Sapindaceae to verify laticifer occurrence and their structural, developmental and chemical features, as well as their evolutionary history in the family. Shoots were collected from herbarium and fresh specimens for histological analyses.
Comparative morphology and transcriptome analysis reveals …
WebJun 9, 2017 · Laticifers are highly specialized cells that synthesize and store natural rubber. Rubber trees ( Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg.) contain both primary and secondary laticifers. Morphological and...
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