Term:
Subsidiary cells
Subsidiary cells
Definition:
Epidermal cells that surround stomates and are different in shape, size, or position from other epidermal cells.
Epidermal cells that surround stomates and are different in shape, size, or position from other epidermal cells.
Notes:
In neotrpical Lecythidaceae, anomocytic, anisocytic, and paracytic subsidiary cells have been documented (Mori & Black, 1987). There is a tendency for the actinomorphic-flowered species (e.g., Gustavia) to have the first two types and the zygomorphic-flowered species to have paracytic subsidiary cells, but exceptions to this are known.
In neotrpical Lecythidaceae, anomocytic, anisocytic, and paracytic subsidiary cells have been documented (Mori & Black, 1987). There is a tendency for the actinomorphic-flowered species (e.g., Gustavia) to have the first two types and the zygomorphic-flowered species to have paracytic subsidiary cells, but exceptions to this are known.