The indumentum on plants can have a wide variety of functions, including as anchorage in climbing plants (e.g., Galium aparine), in transpiration control, in water absorption (Tillandsia), the reflection of solar radiation, increasing water-repellency (e.g., in the aquatic fern Salvinia), in protection against insect predation, and in the trapping of insects (Drosera, Nepenthes, Stylosanthes).
indumentum, biology, indumentum, latin, literally, garment, covering, trichomes, fine, hairs, plant, bristles, rarely, scales, insect, citation, needed, echium, vulgarecaducous, hairs, developing, pitcher, nepenthes, chanianain, plants, indumentum, types, incl. In biology an indumentum Latin literally garment is a covering of trichomes fine hairs on a plant 1 or of bristles rarely scales of an insect citation needed Indumentum of Echium vulgareCaducous hairs on a developing pitcher of Nepenthes chanianaIn plants indumentum types include pubescent hirsute pilose lanate villous tomentose stellate scabrous scurfyFurther information Trichome The indumentum on plants can have a wide variety of functions including as anchorage in climbing plants e g Galium aparine in transpiration control in water absorption Tillandsia the reflection of solar radiation increasing water repellency e g in the aquatic fern Salvinia in protection against insect predation and in the trapping of insects Drosera Nepenthes Stylosanthes The use of an indumentum on insects can also be pollen related as on bees sensory like whiskers or for varied other uses including adhesion and poison citation needed Rust colored indumentum on the underside of a bog Labrador tea Rhododendron groenlandicum leafSee also editGlossary of botanical termsReferences edit Davis Peter Hadland and Heywood Vernon Hilton 1963 Principles of angiosperm taxonomy Van Nostrandpage Princeton New Jersey page 154 OCLC 552236External links editIndumentum types nbsp This insect anatomy related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This plant article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Indumentum amp oldid 1109057408, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
