Stone cells

Japanese: 石細胞 - せきさいぼう
Stone cells

A type of thick-walled cell in plants. Stone cells are polyhedral with almost equal diameters in all directions, and their cell walls are extremely thickened and hard due to lignification. Due to the extreme thickening, the intracellular space is small, and many have lost their protoplasm. The thickened cell walls have a clear layered structure, and wall pits are single or branched tubular pits that penetrate the thick cell walls. The endocarp of plums and peaches (the hard part of the surface of the core) is almost entirely made up of stone cells, and in the flesh of pears, a small number are found scattered in clusters.

[Kengo Souma]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

植物体における厚壁細胞の一種。石細胞は各方向の直径がほぼ等しい多面体状で、細胞壁が木化して極端に肥厚し、堅い。肥厚が著しいために細胞内空所が小さく、多くは原形質を失っている。肥厚した細胞壁には明らかな層状構造がみられ、壁孔は単一または分枝した細長い管状となって厚い細胞壁を貫いている。ウメやモモの内果皮(核の表面の堅い部分)はほとんどすべて石細胞からなっており、ナシの果肉では少数が固まって散在する。

[相馬研吾]

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