Leaf morphology and anatomy in eleven tree species from Central Amazonian floodplains (Brazil)

Amazoniana

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 79-94

  Waldhoff, Danielle ^a,b   Furch, Bodo ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amazon; Cuticula; Epidermis; Leaf anatomy; Leaf morphology; Sclerophylly; Xeromorphism

Indexed keywords

ARBOREAL SPECIES; FLOODPLAIN; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER STRESS;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 3943112401     PISSN: 00656755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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