Ecological distribution of homobaric and heterobaric leaves in tree species of Malaysian lowland tropical rainforest

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 764-775

  Kenzo, Tanaka ^a   Ichie, Tomoaki ^b   Watanabe, Yoko ^c   Hiromi, Toru ^d  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Ehime Kindergarten   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bundle sheath extension; Heterobaric leaf; Homobaric leaf; Life form type; Morphology; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

EVERGREEN TREE; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; RAINFOREST; TROPICAL FOREST;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ANNONACEAE; DIPTEROCARPACEAE;

EID: 34250781241     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.94.5.764     Document Type: Article

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