Leaf anatomy, emphasizing unusual 'concertina' mesophyll cells, of two east African legumes (Caesalpinieae, caesalpinioideae, leguminosae)

Annals of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-59

  Curtis, John D ^a   Lersten, Nels R ^b   Lewis, Gwilym P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'concertina' mesophyll cells; Caesalpinioideae; Cordeausia; desert adaptation; hollow glandular trichomes; leaf anatomy; Leguminosae; Stuhlmannia; wall thickenings

Indexed keywords

CAESALPINIEAE; CAESALPINIOIDEAE; CORDEAUXIA EDULIS; FABACEAE; SOMALIA; STUHLMANNIA;

EID: 0029782483     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1996.0095     Document Type: Article

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