Leaf epidermal characteristics of Lotus subgenus Acmispon (Fabaceae: Loteae) and a numerical taxonomic evaluation

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 933-944

  Stenglein, Sebastián A ^a,b   Arambarri, Ana M ^a   Colares, Marta N ^a   Novoa, María C ^a   Vizcaíno, Claudia E ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS Y FORESTALES   (Argentina)

^b Centro Científico y Tecnológico Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acmispon; Epidermis; Fabaceae; Loteae; Lotus; Microlotus; Simpeteria

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

EPIDERMAL CELLS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

LEAF;

FABACEAE; LOTEAE; LOTUS; OTUS;

EID: 0345530966     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b03-090     Document Type: Article

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