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Secretory
structures


   ecretion
 the
release
of
substances
that
have
a

  S            –
 special
physiologic
function
(enzymes,
hormones)


   xcretion‐
separation
of
products
eliminated

  E
 from
metabolism


  Secretion
is
used
to
include
excretion
:

      role
of
many
of
these
substances
is
not
known

      they
may
be
found
in
the
same
container

      Secretion
may
remain
in
the
cell
producing
it

      as
droplets
,
be
walled
off
from
the
cytoplasm

      or
leave
the
cell

Types
of
secretory
structures


   xternal
secretory
structures

  E
    A.
Trichome
and
glands

    B.

Nectaries

    C.
Osmophors

    D.

Hydathodes


   nternal
secretory
structures

  I
    A.
Secretory
cells

    B.

Secretory
spaces

    C.
Laticifers

Types
of
secretory
structures


   xternal
secretory
structures

  E
    A.
Trichome
and
glands

    B.

Nectaries

    C.
Osmophors

    D.

Hydathodes


   nternal
secretory
structures

  I
    A.
Secretory
cells

    B.

Secretory
spaces

    C.
Laticifers

Trichomes
and
glands

  trichomes
simpler
than
glands
although
no
sharp

 distinction
exists
between
glandular
hairs
and
glands

    Trichomes

        Contains
anti‐herbivore
secretions


    Glands

        Salt
glands‐
mechanism
for
the
plant
to
get
rid
of
excess
salt

         absorbed
from
the
environment

           Function
of
plants
living
in
salt
marshes
and
salt
infiltrated

            soils
in
coastal
marine
areas

        Glands
of
insectivorous
plants‐secrete
digestive
juices

Glandular
hair
of


Urtica
dioica

(stinging
nettle)

‐Upon
contact
with
an

animal,
the
tip
breaks
off

releasing
the
toxic
substances

in
the
cell
as
it
penetrates
the

skin.


‐
Reported
to
contain
a

histamine
and
an

acetylcholine


Salt
gland
of

     Tamarix
aphylla

Note 
 that 
 the 
 gland, 
 which

consists 
 of 
 two 
 basal

collecting 
 cells 
 and 
 four

secretory 
 cells, 
 is 
 sunken 
 in

the 
 epidermis. 
 
 Salt 
 is

transferred 
 symplastically

from
the
leaf
mesophyll
into

collecting
cells
and
secretory

cells 
 and 
 apoplastically

through
the
wall
labyrinth
to

the
exterior

  tructure
of
secretory
cells

  S
       Have
dense
protoplast

       Large
nucleus




   echanisms
for
release

  M
       1.
May
release
secretion
in
between
wall
and

      cuticle


          A.
Eventually
cuticle
bursts
(may
regenerate

           cuticle
or
dry
up
after
excretion)


          B.
Or
not
at
all
but
individual
cells
are
severed

           after
release
of
secretion

       2.Special
mechanism
(tip
breaks
off
and

      contents
e.g.
histamine
escape
into
wound)




Glandular

trichome

Glandular
hair
of


Urtica
dioica

(stinging
nettle)

‐Upon
contact
with
an

animal,
the
tip
breaks
off

releasing
the
toxic
substances

in
the
cell
as
it
penetrates
the

skin.


‐
Reported
to
contain
a

histamine
and
an

acetylcholine


Nectaries


  May
occur
on
flowers
(floral
nectaries)
or

   vegetative
parts
(extrafloral
nectaries)


      Secretory
tissue


         restricted
to
the
epidermal
layer
or
may


          include
subsurface
layers

         have
dense
cytoplasm


         may
be
papillate


         are
closely
packed



         
have
thin
walls

Nectaries

    Sugars
of
nectaries
derived
from
phloem



     Nectar
excreted
through



         cell
wall
and
ruptured
cuticle


         
or
through
stomates

(that
are
not
able
to

          close
and
open)

Osmophors

  scent
of
the
flowers
produced
by
essential
oils



  originates
from
epidermis
of
perianth
or
from

  osmophors
(special
glands)

  osmophors
found
in
Aristolochiaceae,
Araceae
etc.


  floral
parts
differentiated
as
osmophors
may

  assume
the
form
of
flaps,
brushes
or
cilia

  may
be
distinguished
by
using
neutral
red

Method
to

locate

osmophors

Secretory

  tissue



of

  osmophors

Emission 
 of 
 volatile

secretion 
 is 
 of 
 short

duration
and 
 is
associated

with 
 utilization 
 of 
 large

a m o u n t s 
 o f 
 s to ra ge

products

Hydathodes

  A
structure
that
discharge
water
from
the
interior

 of
the
leaf
to
the
surface

    water
contains
dissolved
salts,
sugars
and
other


     organic
substances


  Eliminates
water
through
the
terminal
tracheid

    in
contact
with
epithem

    may
have
no
epithem
and
water
moves
through


     ordinary
mesophyll

Guttation,
the
exudation
of
water
droplets

 Occurs
when
water
absorption
>
loss
of
water

hydathode

Internal
secretory
structures


   ecretory
cells

  S
       Crystal‐
containing
cells
may
die
after

      deposition
of
the
crystal
or
may
be
separated

      from
living
part
of
the
protoplast


   ecretory
spaces
  S                         





       In
the
form
of
spaces
or
cavities
formed
by

      schizogeny,
lysigeny
or
their
combination

          Epithelial
cells
of
resin
canals

          Lysigenous
space




Secretory
cells

Secretory
cells

A.

Cells
containing
tannins


B.


Oil
idioblast

Secretory

spaces

A‐D.
Schizogenous

cavities

E.

Lysigenous

cavity

Internal
secretory
structures


   aticifers

  L
    Derived
from
the
word
latex
meaning
juice
in

    Latin

    Because
of
the
milky
appearance
of
the
latex,
it

    is
sometimes
called
lactiferous
cells
or
vessels

    from
the
Latin
word
for
milk,
lac

  aticifers

  L
   According
to
origin:

     1.

Simple
laticifer
–
derived
from
a
single
cell

     2.

Compound
laticifer
–
derived
from
union
of


      cells


   According
to
structure:

       1.
Articulated
laticifer
‐
(laticiferous
vessel)

         
   compound
in
origin
consists
chains
of
cells


         
   end
walls
may
remain,
become
perforated
or


             are
completely
removed

  aticifers

  L
  According
to
structure:

     1.
Types:



   
   Articulated

nonanastomosing‐
compound

     tubes
not
connected
with
each
other
laterally

     (Ipomoea,
Convolvulus,
Achras
sapota,
Allium,

     Musa)

   
   Articulated
anastomosing
‐
cell
chains

     connected
with
each
other
laterally
(Hevea,

     Lactuca,
Carica
papaya,
Manihot)

Laticifers
in
Allium

sativum

laticifers

  aticifers

  L
  According
to
structure:

     Nonarticulated
laticifer‐
(laticiferous
cell)



      
   simple
in
origin



      
   through
continued
growth
develops
into
a


          tube‐like
structure

      Types:

       
   Nonarticulated
unbranched
–
develop
more
or


           less
straight
tubes
(Vinca,
Urtica,
Cannabis)

       
    Nonarticulated
branched
–
each
cell
forms

            branch
repeatedly
forming
an
immense

            system
of
tubes
(Nerium,
Ficus,
Euphorbia)

    

  aticifers

  L
   Composition
and
physical
state
of

   latex

       Liquid
matrix
with
minute
organic
suspension

        
    Matrix
contain:
carbohydrates,
organic
acids,

             salts,
alkaloids,
sterols,
fats,
tannins,
and

             mucilages

        
    The
dispersed
particles:
terpenes

i.e.,

             essential
oils,
balsams,
resins,
camphors,

             carotenoids
and
rubber

       Latex
may
be
clear
or
milky

       Flow
of
latex
in
when
cut
open
is
a
pressure

        flow

Composition

of
laticifers

Latex
with

numerous

vesicles
;
contain

polyterpenes
and
other

compounds

  aticifers

  L
   Cytology

     With
living
protoplast
retaining
nucleus
at

      functional
maturity

     Cytoplasm
along
the
periphery
surrounding


      the
vacuolar
sap

     In
nonarticulated
form
of
many
plants,
the


      nuclei
undergo
divisions
resulting
in
a

      multinucleate
coenocytic
condition

  aticifers

  L
   Cytology


      if
multinucleate
in
articulated
forms,
it
is
due

       to
fusion
of
protoplasts

      the
latex
particles
are
formed
in
the
cytoplasm

      the
tonoplast
breaksdown
in
mature
laticifers;

       the
latex
particles
escape
into
the
vacuolar
sap

       which
become
part
of
the
latex

  aticifers

  L
    Structure
of
the
wall

       nonlignified
and
plastic


   Development

       Nonarticulated
laticifers

        
  A.

Branched




           o  Arise
when
the
cotyledons
are
initiated
in

             the
form
of
relatively
few
primordia

          o  grow
concomitantly
with
the
plant
into

           branched
systems
permeating
the
whole

           plant
body

Nonarticulated

laticifer
of
nerium

oleander

(development)

  aticifers

  L
   Development

      Nonarticulated
laticifers

       
   B.
Unbranched
–
primordia
seen
in


           developing
shoot
(Vinca,
Cannabis)
or
in
the

           shoot
and
root
and
new
primordia
arise

           repeatedly
beneath
the
apical
meristem
by
a

           combination
of
intrusive
growth
and

           symplastic
growth

  aticifers

  L
   Development

    Articulated
laticifers


     
   A.
anastomosing



         o  develops
into
extensive
tube‐like
structures,


            by
constant
addition
of
new
primordia
to

            the
existing
ones

      o    in
the
hypocotyls
and
the
cotyledons
of
the

           embryo
in
the
mature
seed

      o    end
walls
of
primordia
are
intact
but
during

           germination
break
down
and
the
cell
rows

           are
converted
into
vessels

  aticifers

  L
   Development

    Articulated
laticifers


     
   A.
anastomosing



         o  the
vessels
are
extended
by
differentiation
of

            further
meristematic
cells
into
laticiferous

            elements
in
acropetal
direction

      o    where
the
vessels
lie
side
by
side,
parts
of
the

           common
wall
become
resorbed;
if
they
are

           further
apart,
the
intervening
cells
may
become

           changed
into
laticiferous
cells
with
resorption

           of
common
walls;
some
of
the
anastomoses

           may
end
up
blindly

      o    in
the
secondary
phloem
may
develop
from

           derivatives
of
fusiform
initials

  aticifers

  L
   Development


      Articulated
laticifers

       
    B.
nonanastomosing


            o    the
development
of
nonanastomosing
kind

                 is
similar
to
anastomosing
laticifers,
except

                 that
no
lateral
connections
are
established

                 among
the
various
tubes

Articulated
laticifer
development

  aticifers

  L
   
Arrangement
in
the
plant


    frequently
distributed
generally
through
the

     plant


    sometimes
are
restricted
to
certain
tissues


     
   most
commonly
the
phloem


     
   may
occur
also
in
the
xylem
(Caricaceae)


     
   cortex
(Musa)


     
   pericycle


     
   mesophyll

Arrangement
of
laticifers
in
the

plant

  aticifers

  L
   
Possible
function

     Vital
sap
vessels
like
blood
vessels
of
animals

     Take
part
in
the
translocation
of
assimilates

     Take
part
in
the
storage
of
food
materials

     They
form
an
excretory
system

     Protection
as
the
latex
may
play
a
role
in:

      
   covering
wounds


      
   
as
defense
against
herbivores
and


          microorganisms