Fractal analysis of leaf-texture properties as a tool for taxonomic and identification purposes: A case study with species from Neotropical Melastomataceae (Miconieae tribe)

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 291, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103-116

  Rossatto, Davi Rodrigo ^a   Casanova, Dalcimar ^b   Kolb, Rosana Marta ^c   Bruno, Odemir Martinez ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Computer vision; Fractal analysis; Leaf texture; Melastomataceae; Plant identification; Volumetric fractal

Indexed keywords

MELASTOMATACEAE; MICONIEAE;

EID: 78650928978     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-010-0366-2     Document Type: Article

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