Comparative anatomy of the vegetative organs in Pleiochiton A. Gray (Melastomataceae), with emphasis on adaptations to epiphytism

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 204, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 782-790

  Reginato, Marcelo ^a   Boeger, Maria Regina Torres ^a   Goldenberg, Renato ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epiphytes; Hypodermis; Pleiochiton; Water storage tissues

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANATOMY; ARID REGION; CLADISTICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DICOTYLEDON; EPIPHYTE; HABITAT TYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION; WATER STORAGE;

CLIDEMIA; GESNERIACEAE; MELASTOMATACEAE; PEPEROMIA;

EID: 71649085652     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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