Derrick Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 There are claims on the WWW that the domatia within tubers of Microgramma are created by ants eating tuber contents, I suspect this is incorrect except that resident ants may enlarge upon plant produced domatia. Has anyone cultivating tuberous microgrammas confirmed this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philpatrick Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 Here is an interesting link with images of Microgramma brunei with tuber structure details. http://www.seedsplants.kimeracorporation.com/articles/solanopteris-brunei-a-rare-ant-fern-from-costa-rica.html There are some macro images of Microgramma bismarckii I have photographed and posted. This was the most fitting place to post the images. http://myrmecodia.invisionzone.com/topic/653-myrmecophytic-microgramma-spp-with-images/?tab=comments#comment-3280 I will follow up with more images of a tuber I have preserved that I plan to section; to get more details on the natural, versus ant created boundaries of the tuber chamber formation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philpatrick Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Here are some Microgramma bismarckii tuber images: The tuber is split vertically in line with the rhizome attachment and the entrance canal. It has been in a preservation solution. This tuber is from the same fern in the link above. The right hemisphere section in an approximate natural orientation. Right hemisphere canal detail. Left hemisphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philpatrick Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 A link with tuber images of Solanopteris brunei. http://herbario.up.ac.pa/Herbario/herb/vasculares/view/species/9027 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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