What are beccarian bodies made of and where are they located in plants?

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What are beccarian bodies made of and where are they located in plants?

Answer 1

I think you are in search of Beltian bodies .

A Beltian body is a structure found on the leaves of some species of Acacia. The exact name is Acacia sphaerocephala

Beltian bodies, named after Thomas Belt, are found on the tips of each leaflet and are rich in lipids and proteins and often red in colour.

They are believed to have evolved in a symbiotic relationship with ants. The ants live inside special plant structures (Domatia) or near the plant and keep away herbivores. Other ant-mutualism related plant structures include Beccarian, Mullerian and pearl bodies

click on the link to see the leaflets . At the tips the bodies are located .

http://www.f-lohmueller.de/botanic/Legum...