Variation and distribution of calcium oxalate crystals in species of the family Araceae

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tishreen University, Latakia, Syria

2 Department of Plant Protection -Faculty of Agriculture -Tishreen University -Lattakia, Syria

10.22092/ijb.2024.365146.1460

Abstract

The family Araceae includes 2500 species within 110 genera they protect themselves from weeds and animal predators by forming insoluble salts in the form of calcium oxalate crystals in specialized cells called idioblasts. This research investigates the types of calcium oxalate crystals in three species of the Araceae family, namely Arum palaestinum, Arum dioscoridis, and Arisarum vulgare. Based on the transverse section of different plant parts including tubers, leaves, spathe, appendix, male flowers, and female flowers five forms including raphide crystal, star crystal, prismatic crystal, styloid crystal, and sand crystal were identified. Raphides were uniformly present in all parts of the three species, but the positions of other crystal forms varied within their organs. This study also confirmed different types of specialized cells (idioblasts) containing raphid crystals. Idioblasts are unaltered cells with wide, elongated, tubular, and spindle shapes, housing simple, compound, and oblique-overlapping bundles. Additionally, certain plant parts displayed calcium oxalate crystals on their exterior surfaces, detached from the tissues.
 

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Article Title [Persian]

تنوع و توزیع کریستال‌های اگزالات کلسیم در گونه‌های متعلق به خانواده Araceae

Authors [Persian]

  • لاما جدید 1
  • دینا حداد 1
  • سمیر تاباش 2
1 گروه گیاه‌شناسی دانشکده علوم، دانشگاه تشرین، لاذقیه، سوریه
2 گروه حفظ نباتات، دانشکده کشاورزی، دانشگاه تشرین، لاذقیه، سوریه
Abstract [Persian]

سمیر تاباش: گروه حفظ نباتات، دانشکده کشاورزی، دانشگاه تشرین، لاذقیه، سوریه
خانواده Araceae شامل 2500 گونه در 110 جنس است که با تشکیل نمک‌های نامحلول به شکل کریستال‌های اگزالات کلسیم در سلول‌های تخصصی به نام Idioblasts از خود در برابر علف‌های هرز و حیوانات شکارچی محافظت می‌کنند. این تحقیق به بررسی انواع بلورهای اگزالات کلسیم در سه گونه گیاهی از خانواده Araceae به نام‌های Arum palaestinum، Arum dioscoridis و Arisarum vulgare می‌پردازد. براساس برش عرضی قسمت‌های مختلف گیاه شامل غده، برگ، اسپات، آپاندیس، گل‌های نر و گل‌های ماده، پنج شکل از جمله کریستال رافید، کریستال ستاره‌ای، کریستال منشوری، کریستال استیلوئید و کریستال ماسه‌ای شناسایی گردیدند. رافیدها در تمام بخش‌های هر سه گونه حضور داشتند در‌حالی‌که اشکال دیگر بلورها از نظر موقعیت در اندام‌های سه گونه متفاوت بودند. این مطالعه همچنین وجود تنوعی از سلول‌های تخصصی (ایدیوبلاست) حاوی بلورهای رافید را تایید کرد. ایدیوبلاست‌ها سلول‌های تغییر نیافته‌ای هستند که شکل‌های پهن، کشیده، لوله‌ای و دوکی از خود نشان می‌دهند و حاوی انواع مختلفی از دسته‌های ساده، مرکب و مورب  هم‌پوشان رافید هستند. به‌علاوه، بخش‌های خاصی از گیاهان، کریستال‌های اگزالات کلسیم را روی سطوح بیرونی خود، جدا از بافت‌ها، نشان می‌دهند.

Keywords [Persian]

  • الگوهای بلور
  • بلورهای ستاره ای
  • سلول های ایدیوبلاست
  • بخش های گیاه و رافیدها

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  • Receive Date: 01 March 2024
  • Revise Date: 26 May 2024
  • Accept Date: 28 May 2024

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