Illustration by Luis A. Serazo

Glandular hair having multicellular head

These glands, 1/10th of a mm long, are common on the perianth of many Jaltomata species

The head stains darkly with neutral red while the stalk cell does not absorb this stain

If you have an idea about what the function of these may be, please email Thomas Mione at MioneT@CCSU.edu

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