Brighigna et al. 1982 (Article) Tillandsia

Observations on the Microbodies in the genus Tillandsia (Bromeliaceae)

Author(s):—L. Brighigna, A.C. Fiordi & M.R. Palandri

Publication:—American Journal of Botany 69(7): 1179-1184. (1982) — DOI

Abstract:—Organelles morphologically similar to microbodies have been found in several tissues of atmospheric species of Tillandsia from different habitats. The presence of catalase was demonstrated by the DAB reaction thus confirming the microbody nature of these organelles. They are a feature of the Tillandsia species with normal photosynthetic carbon fixation and with CAM. Their size is consistently small. The nucleoid observed in the microbodies shows a characteristic morphology which has not been reported before within other plant microbodies. This nucleoid is composed of minute tubular structures, for which the authors here propose a three-dimensional arrangement.