Abstract
Ultrastructural results for different types of protein–rich cells in five families generally accepted as Capparalean (Brassicaceae, Capparaceae, Resedaceae, Tovariaceae and Moringaceae) and two others (Gyrostemonaceae and Bataceae) considered by some workers to be Capparalean, support their alignment in the order Capparales. The term myrosin cell is used for those protein–rich cells which are typically idio–blastic and characterized by a homogenous, granular proteinaceous material in the vacuole and a cytoplasm which is filled with an extensive rough endoplasmic reticulum. This idioblastic myrosin cell type is characteristic for the Brassicaceae, Capparaceae, Tovariaceae, Moringaceae and Gyrostemonaceae. The guard cells of stomata may appear as myrosin cells, in which case they are termed guard–cell myrosin cells; they are found in the Resedaceae, Tovariaceae and Bataceae. Other proteinaceous cells are those with protein–rich dilated cisternae (DC) of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). One type is the organelle–like DC, utricular or irregular dilations of the ER, filled with protein and ribosome–studded. Utricular DC are characteristic for the Brassicaceae and Capparaceae. Another type of DC is represented by protein–containing vacuoles derived from the ER, protein–rich ER–dependent vacuoles; these are found in the Brassicaceae, Capparaceae, Resedaceae, Tovariaceae and Gyrostemonaceae. The myrosin cells and cells with protein–rich dilated cisternae are here regarded as taxonomic criteria for the order Capparales.
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