Characterization of biominerals in species of Canna (Cannaceae)
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RBT54272022-06-06T18:38:15Z Characterization of biominerals in species of Canna (Cannaceae) Characterization of biominerals in species of Canna (Cannaceae) J. Baran, Enrique C. González Baró, Ana M. Ciciarelli, María H. Rolleri, Cristina Canna Cannaceae biominerales espectroscopía de infrarrojo difractometría de rayos X ópalo sílice biogénica oxalato de calcio whewellita biominerals infrared spectroscopy X-ray powder diffractometry opal biogenic silica calcium oxalate whewellite Plant biominerals are not always well characterized, although this information is important for plant physiology and can be useful for taxonomic purposes. In this work, fresh plant material of seven wild neotropical species of genus Canna, C. ascendens, C. coccinea, C. indica, C. glauca, C. plurituberosa, C. variegatifolia and C. fuchsina sp. ined., taken from different habitats, were studied to characterize the biominerals in their internal tissues. For the first time, samples from primary and secondary veins of leaves were investigated by means of infrared spectroscopy, complemented with X-ray powder diffractometry and scanning electron microscopy. The spectroscopic results, supported by X-ray powder diffractometry, suggest that the calcium oxalate is present in the form of whewellite (CaC2O4×H2O) in all the investigated samples. It is interesting to emphasize that all IR spectra obtained were strongly similar in all species studied, thus indicating an identical chemical composition in terms of the biominerals found. In this sense, the results suggest that the species of Canna show similar ability to produce biogenic silica and produce an identical type of calcium oxalate within their tissues. These results can be an additional trait to support the relationship among the families of Zingiberales. Universidad de Costa Rica 2010-12-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article Text application/pdf https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5427 10.15517/rbt.v58i4.5427 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 58 No. 4 (2010): Volume 58 – Regular number 4 – December 2010; 1507–1515 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 58 Núm. 4 (2010): Volumen 58 – Número regular 4 – Diciembre 2010; 1507–1515 Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 58 N.º 4 (2010): Volume 58 – Regular number 4 – December 2010; 1507–1515 2215-2075 0034-7744 10.15517/rbt.v58i4 eng https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5427/5173 Copyright (c) 2010 Revista de Biología Tropical http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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J. Baran, Enrique C. González Baró, Ana M. Ciciarelli, María H. Rolleri, Cristina |
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J. Baran, Enrique C. González Baró, Ana M. Ciciarelli, María H. Rolleri, Cristina Characterization of biominerals in species of Canna (Cannaceae) |
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J. Baran, Enrique C. González Baró, Ana M. Ciciarelli, María H. Rolleri, Cristina |
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J. Baran, Enrique |
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Characterization of biominerals in species of Canna (Cannaceae) |
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Characterization of biominerals in species of Canna (Cannaceae) |
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Characterization of biominerals in species of Canna (Cannaceae) |
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Characterization of biominerals in species of Canna (Cannaceae) |
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Characterization of biominerals in species of Canna (Cannaceae) |
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characterization of biominerals in species of canna (cannaceae) |
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Characterization of biominerals in species of Canna (Cannaceae) |
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Universidad de Costa Rica |
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2010 |
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https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5427 |
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