Marginal and laminar hydathode-like structures in the leaves of the desiccation-tolerant angiosperm Myrothamnus flabellifolius Welw.

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 204, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 210-219

  Drennan, Philippa M ^a,b   Goldsworthy, Debra ^b   Buswell, Allison ^b  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Desiccation tolerance; Hydathode; Leaf anatomy; Myrothamnus flabellifolius; Resurrection plant; Stomatal distribution

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; DESICCATION; DICOTYLEDON; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; STOMATA; TOLERANCE;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MYROTHAMNUS FLABELLIFOLIUS; SELAGINELLA PILIFERA;

EID: 61349131997     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2008.01.013     Document Type: Article

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