Gynoecial formation is well under way by this stage of development. Physics. L, Deepening of the floral cup (fc) after the formation of all other floral organs. 6, pattern 2A–2E; fig. Modified after Fahn (1953), with permission.View Large ImageDownload PowerPoint. The constituent primordia are the posterior petal primordium, two common petal/inner androecial primordia, and three outer androecial primordia (fig. NCERT RD Sharma Cengage KC Sinha. F, Enlargement of the outer androecial and posterior petal primordia. 2009). Download : Download high-res image (131KB)Download : Download full-size image. Throughout these stages, and throughout much of early organogenesis, the floral apex is oriented at an angle to the vertical, with the posterior side of the flower higher than the anterior (figs. The inflorescence consists of a single main florescence that bears spirally arranged main (primary) bracts that subtend hands of flowers and later bananas ( fig. Various parts of banana plant are commonly used in traditional medicines. 6, patterns 1, 4, 5; fig. Musa acuminata is an evergreen perennial, not a tree. In spite of its fascinating attraction and seductive appeal, little is known about the cytogenetic basis and molecular mechanisms that could be ascribed to this phenomenon. This sequence of initiation is consistent with the interpretation of the hand as a cincinnus.Fig. In most of the hands I studied, the flowers in the adaxial row formed before the flower(s) in the abaxial row. 4Q). Fahn (1953) also studied the vasculature of the hand in the Dwarf Cavendish banana. In male flowers the anterior side of the flower develops slightly ahead of the posterior, while in female flowers the posterior side develops slightly ahead of the anterior. Plant materials were collected and prepared in accordance with standard optical microscopy techniques. O, Early stage of gynoecial initiation (white arrowhead). 5A, 5E–5G, cu). The layout of figure 4 was prepared by Ross Cangelosi in partial fulfillment of an independent study in the Department of Art. Female flower and gynoecial development (A–V) and male gynoecial development (W, X). There are several kinds of special type inflorescence. H, Distinct outer androecial primordia (oa) surmounting the floral cup. 6. The adaxial side of the flower is adjacent to this lower-order axis. In contrast, a florescence terminating a lateral axis is a coflorescence. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed. Introduction. E, F, Male hands, with sequence of flower initiation (1–5) on a cushion. While consistently present in the material analyzed here, these differences are not apparent at the time of gynoecial initiation or in the mature flowers. In general, the cathodic end of the cushion is larger (fig. When a cushion is large enough to support two rows of flowers, those in the posterior row generally form first (figs. Note the four hands of female flowers, now in fruit, followed by distal male hands. Inflorescence and flower structure in the Musaceae is unique in the Zingiberales. 2010), and that the expression of these genes might shed light on the structure of the hand. If this interpretation is accepted, the hand is best interpreted as a highly modified cincinnus, and the inflorescence as a whole is a polytelic synflorescence that has been reduced to the main florescence (Kunze 1985, 1986). E–G, Three views of a different apex showing primary bract (white arrows) and cushion (cu) initiation. In this interpretation the ancestor of Musa possessed an aerial stem that bore cones (spikes) of spirally arranged flowers in the axils of its leaves (Thompson 1933). 1, 4A), as were the 16 shoots of Musa basjoo Siebold & Zucc. This means that all renewal shoots have the same phyllotaxy as their parent, an unusual condition that may be associated with leaf-opposed buds in Musa. … T–BB, Female flowers. I never found the alternating abaxial-adaxial development that Fahn (1953) reported. Flower development as it occurs on a single inflorescence, arranged to show the developmental stages in the context of inflorescence and hand structure. Color coding links the hands (A–D, CC) to the flowers (E–BB). T, Female flower with floral cup (fc) surmounted by petal and androecial primordia. Scale bars = 50 µm.View Large ImageDownload PowerPoint. Very occasionally (2 of 29 hands), it is the anodic-most flower that forms first, and development then proceeds opposite the direction of the phyllotactic helix (cathodically; fig. White arrows indicate free apices. 8P). It deepens throughout early floral development until it becomes a significant cavity just prior to gynoecial initiation (figs. In spite of its fascinating attraction and seductive appeal, little is known about the cytogenetic basis and molecular mechanisms that could be ascribed to this phenomenon. P, Distinct sepals (c) partially surrounding the marginal primordia and floral cup (white arrowheads), composed of the posterior petal primordium (p), three outer androecial primordia (oa), and two common petal/inner androecial primordia (cp). The main morpho-anatomical characteristics of inflorescence of Musa × paradisiaca are highlighted in this study, contributing to provide more information about the characterization of this species cultivated in Brazil. The same sequence of development is also reported by Hannah (1916) in her plates showing sectioned material of M. sapientum L. White (1928) based his observations on three species and two cultivars, M. paradisiaca L. subsp. The bracts subtending the female hands have fallen. & Drude (section Rhodochlamys, Assam, and NE India) were collected at Lyon Arboretum, Honolulu, Hawaii (accession no. The stamens are underdeveloped and shorter than the style. Shortly thereafter, the posterior sepals close over and cover the androecium (fig. Centripetal: It has monopodial (racemose) growth. I, Eleventh hand of the inflorescence, after the initiation of all of the flowers. (1982) found that in Hibiscus furcartus shoots with dextrose phyllotaxy always bear sinistrose flowers, while those with sinistrose phyllotaxy bear only dextrose flowers. The phyllotaxis of all inflorescences of Musa velutina is sinistrose (left-handed; figs. For an overview of banana nomenclature, see http://www.promusa.org/Nomenclature+of+cultivated+bananas. Bruce K. Kirchoff, Inflorescence and Flower Development in Musa velutina H. Wendl. A, Nineteenth hand (i.e., the hand nearest the apex) in the inflorescence. N, Oblique view showing two sepals (one labeled c) and three petal primordia (white arrowheads) united below into the floral cup. The banana (Musa ‘Cavindish’) inflorescence is a huge structure that emerges from the top of the plant. ScienceDirect ® is a registered trademark of Elsevier B.V. ScienceDirect ® is a registered trademark of Elsevier B.V. © 2019 Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia. Young inflorescences and flowers were collected from botanical gardens in Hawaii and Australia and critical-point dried for observation with a scanning electron microscope. This sequence of initiation is consistent with an interpretation of the hand as a cincinnus. In the species of Strelitziaceae, Lowiaceae, and Musaceae that have been studied, both the common primordia and the ring primordium are less well developed (Kirchoff and Kunze 1995; Kirchoff 2003). Despite a number of descriptions of … This interpretation was originally proposed by Thompson (1933)—the single reasonable suggestion among the many improbable interpretations proposed by this author. The sequence of flower initiation is not correlated with the size of the cushion, as both cathodic and anodic initiation of the first flowers were observed on both very small and large cushions. B, Posterior view. In these hands, the sequence of floral organ initiation is the mirror image of that in the cathodic hands (8A*–8I*). Primary bracts (b) are at various stages of enlargement. Inflorescence is required for the purpose of efficient breeding and multiplication through different modes of pollination such wind, air, water and biological agents (Buhner, 2002). M, Later marginal primordia development. In male flowers the anterior side of the flower develops slightly ahead of the posterior, while in female flowers the posterior side develops slightly ahead of the anterior. They present only the barest outlines of hand and flower development, concentrating on the sequence of floral organ initiation and, in the case of studies based on sections, often contain misinterpretations. This development is mediated through a cascade of cytogenetic modulations that are similar to those encoded by … The main morpho-anatomical characteristics of inflorescence of Musa × paradisiaca are highlighted in this study, contributing to provide more information about the characterization of this species cultivated in Brazil. Although these perianth members are virtually indistinguishable in the mature flower, I will refer to them as sepals and petals because they are initiated as distinct organs in well-defined whorls. fig. fig. We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content and ads. (1962) investigated the development of both male and female flowers in M. sapientum cv. In these flowers, sepal (1–3) formation begins not with the cathodic but with the anodic (left side in this view) sepal. No bracteoles subtending the flowers were seen in any hands, at any stage of development. S, Posterior petal (p) and androecial members (ia, oa) covering enlarging gynoecial primordia. Introduction. F, Initiation of the first (c) and second sepals gives the apex a triangular appearance. As the banana inflorescence is traditionally consumed as food and medicine, it has the potential to be developed into functional foods. Inflorescence developmental polymorphism and its horticultural significance in plantain (Musa spp. I take the term “cushion” from the same sources. This conclusion is based on his work on Musa balbisiana and Musa acuminata cv. In his study of the inflorescence of Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana cv. As the inflorescence ages and produces more hands, the apex becomes narrower, and bract initiation takes place closer to the tip. Scale bars = 10 mm (A–C), 2 mm (D, E).View Large ImageDownload PowerPointFig. T, Same apex as in S, dissected to show gynoecial primordia. The largest of these primordia occur opposite the sepals (1, 2) and will form the outer androecial members. None of these studies provide the type of detail normally expected in contemporary studies. O, Two sepals (c) and marginal primordia united into an indistinct ring primordium. I thank Max Dulin, Tam Le, Allyson Prevette, Sonja Cauble, Elizabeth Shelton, and Kimberly Hamlet, who collected developmental images and helped determine the sequence of flower formation in partial fulfillment of undergraduate research courses. Bananas (Musa sp., Musaceae) are one of the most important economic crops whose cultivation and taxonomy has been widely studied (Quisumbing 1919; Loesecke 1950; Jacob 1952; Hotta 1964; Simmonds 1966; Argent 1976). They do not cover the androecium and floral cup until the posterior sepals and petal have mostly covered the flower (fig. From early in its development it is commonly larger cathodically (fig. See figure 6 for more information on the order of flower initiation. This interpretation is consistent with Kunze’s and Kirchoff’s interpretations of the inflorescence in other families of the Zingiberales (Kunze 1985; Kirchoff 1986, 1988b, 1997, 1998; Kirchoff and Kunze 1995). 4Q), somewhat smaller (fig. In female flowers the posterior outer androecial primordia form after the posterior petal, followed by the anterior outer stamen (fig. Q, Enlargement of the three gynoecial primordia to close the floral cup. 9), while the flowers of M. velutina are initiated approximately simultaneously, and the hands do not enlarge during this time. Note that the outer androecium forms before the petals, although the region that will form the posterior petal (white arrowhead) is slightly larger than the other petal/inner androecial regions at this stage. Scale bars = 20 µm (A–T, V–X), 200 µm (U). Books. The inflorescence of wild‐type plants and pUbi::Flag‐FZP‐GFP transgenic plants were immersed in cross‐linking buffer [10 m m 2‐amino‐2‐(hydroxymethyl)‐1,3‐propanediol (TRIS)‐HCl pH 7.5, 0.4 m sucrose, 10 m m MgCl 2, 5 m m β‐mercaptoethanol and 1% formaldehyde] and then vacuum‐infiltrated for 15 min to fix transient protein–protein interactions. Class 12 Class 11 Class 10 Class 9 Class 8 … 9. D, Exterior view of fused perianth showing three sepals and two petals (white arrows). 2, 6). Color coding links the hands (A–D, CC) to the flowers (E–BB). E, Early sepal formation. 2. 7A–7D), and flower formation begins at this end (fig. In this species, Juliano and Alcala (1933) describe the origin of flowers from the bifurcation of mamillate axillary cushions. Inflorescence apices are suitable explants for the rapid in vitro propagation of Musa spp. Fahn (1953) addresses this problem in his developmental study of the hands of Musa balbisiana and Musa acuminata cv. 1, 4B–4D). Q, Distinct sepals (c) surround a well-developed ring primordium that is not clearly divided into separate primordia. White arrowheads = sutures between the carpel primordia. One of these hands is male, and the other is female. 1 In traditional medicine, Musa spp. c = sepal. Skutch (1927) also found strictly sinistrose phyllotaxy in Musa sapientum cv. Each hand develops in the axil of a primary bract and usually consists of two rows of flowers. H, Female hand, with alternative sequence of flower initiation (black arrow) with the anodic-most flower (1) formed first and development proceeding cathodically. D, Exterior view of fused perianth showing three sepals and two petals (white arrows). E–O, Male flowers. 7E, 7F). 1). 2, 5A) formed at the base of the inflorescence, followed by an indefinite, but not unlimited, number of hands of male flowers (figs. Maths. The apex is broadest, and the bracts are initiated farthest from the apex when the apex is younger. In the male flowers the ovary is reduced to this gynopleural region, with rudimentary locules at the base of the ovary. These primordia grow into the center of the floral cup to produce the three locules (Payer 1857). The posterior petal, between the two sepals, is the largest marginal primordium. The common petal/androecial primordia have separated into distinct petal (p) and inner androecial (ia) primordia. Similar misinterpretations occur in Musa errans (Blanco) Teodoro var. 8W, 8X). K, Separation of the petal/inner androecial common primordia to form the anterior petals (p) and inner androecial members (black arrowheads). B) I, Early formation of indistinct ring primordium. This phyllotactic pattern is correlated with leaf vernation, with the right-hand side of the leaf (anodic side) wrapped in four or five turns of the left-hand side (cathodic side). The morphological interpretation of the inflorescence hangs on the interpretation of the hand. The posterior petal, between the two sepals, is the largest marginal primordium. 4AA, 4BB). B, Posterior view. 5, white arrows) that grows into a ledge-like primordium prior to hand initiation (fig. This bud is made up of spirally arranged, large, reddish bracts under which are double rows of flowers. L67.0284), with a voucher specimen deposited at BISH (Kirchoff 88-144). If this interpretation is accepted, the unusual patterns of floral initiation that are seen in M. velutina must be accounted for. This type of inflorescence is sometimes called a thyrse (Weberling 1989). Free tepal has unilayeredepidermis. Example: all indeterminate inflorescences . 2). In the Cannaceae and Marantaceae, the floral apex is asymmetric, and the ring is asymmetric to irregular (Kirchoff 1983b, 1988a). Note that the sepals are initiated in a sinistrose (left-handed) spiral in I and a dextrose (right-handed) spiral in J. Scale bars = 50 µm. The phyllotactic helixes of all of the shoots and inflorescences investigated in this study were sinistrose (left-handed/clockwise when viewed from above). 6, pattern 3). E, F, Male hands, with sequence of flower initiation (1–5) on a cushion. A, Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image prior to gynoecial initiation but after formation of all other organs. However, their use of sectioned material precludes the discovery of the types of subtle changes observed here. The perianth of Musa consists of six tepals, arranged into two whorls. A florescence terminating the main axis of the plant is the main florescence. I also want to preserve terminology between this account and previously published work on flower structure in Musa (Kirchoff 1992). B–D, CC, Lateral views of the inflorescence showing the positions of the hands relative to each other. Find the perfect banana inflorescence stock photo. Special Type of Inflorescence . Kirchoff (1988a) discusses the structure and evolution of the floral cup and surrounding ring primordium in the ginger group of the Zingiberales. 4E–4S) and female (figs. C, D, Asymmetric enlargement of the cushion. The primordia of the outer androecial members (white arrowheads) remain the largest, but the common petal/inner androecial common primordia are also now larger (black arrowheads). White arrows indicate free apices. E, Semidistinct marginal primordia surrounding a shallow floral cup. The posterior petal (p) is more distinct than the other petal primordia. W, X, Female flower after initiation of the first gynoecial primordium (white arrowheads) opposite an anterior sepal. Although not consistent with the current results, the preponderance of the evidence still suggests that the hand is best interpreted as a cincinnus and the inflorescence as a polytelic synflorescence that has been reduced to the main florescence. The outer androecial (posterior white arrowheads) and posterior petal (p) primordia are the largest of these primordia. As the inflorescence opens there white flowers in clusters, which are nectar rich, and toothed. The flower primordia (f) are of female flowers. B–H, Intervening hands showing the lateral growth of the cushion (cu) and the sequential formation of the flowers. R, Separate petal (p) and androecial primordia (ia, oa) united below into a floral cup (fc). The posterior petal (unlabeled) is clearly visible, and the initiation of a second petal has taken place on the proximal side of the ring primordium (p). Flower development as it occurs on a single inflorescence, arranged to show the developmental stages in the context of inflorescence and hand structure. A, Male cushion showing asymmetric cushion initiation in the axil of a primary bract (b). F, Enlargement of the outer androecial and posterior petal primordia. The current findings, while more detailed, are in general agreement with his. Each hand forms in the axil of a primary bract and bears one or two rows (most commonly two) of unisexual flowers (figs. I, Early formation of indistinct ring primordium. 3. 1 ). 8J–8L). In both types of synflorescences, the branches below the main florescence repeat the structure of the inflorescence as a whole and are known as paracladia. At this stage, the anterior petal primordia may appear distinctly smaller (fig. A, Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image prior to gynoecial initiation but after formation of all other organs. 8Q, 8R, 8T). 5). Note that the outer androecium forms before the petals, although the region that will form the posterior petal (white arrowhead) is slightly larger than the other petal/inner androecial regions at this stage. Additional developmental material was collected from the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, Sydney, Australia (accession no. 4I, 4J). A, Inflorescence in polar view. During this period, the floral cup continues to deepen until it becomes a substantial cavity prior to gynoecial initiation (figs. 4, 5, 7A–7G). 4R) than the inner androecial primordia. 4T–4Z, 8M–8O). Gros Michel. In this case, the variation is interspecific. In male flowers the first gynoecial primordium was observed forming in the anterior position, opposite the third formed sepal (fig. W, X, Female flower after initiation of the first gynoecial primordium (white arrowheads) opposite an anterior sepal. K, Separation of the petal/inner androecial common primordia to form the anterior petals (p) and inner androecial members (black arrowheads). AA–BB, Female flowers showing enlargement of the floral organs and closure of the calyx (c) over the flower. The hands observed by Fahn (1953) had 12–16 flowers, whereas the largest hand observed here contained only seven flowers, and it was much more common for the hands of M. velutina to have five or fewer flowers. Note that the third, anterior sepal has not yet formed. Vascularization to the rightmost flower does not develop until later, after about half of the flowers have received their bundles. Young inflorescence apices of Musa velutina H. Wendl. B–D, CC, Lateral views of the inflorescence showing the positions of the hands relative to each other. In these flowers, sepal (1–3) formation begins not with the cathodic but with the anodic (left side in this view) sepal. An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. E, Interior view of fused perianth. figs. I thank Amy Lixl-Purcell for sponsoring his work. 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