Leaf morphology of 89 tree species from a lowland tropical rain forest (Atlantic forest) in South Brazil
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Resumo: | We examined the leaf morphology and anatomy of 89 tree species growing in an area of coastal Atlantic Forest in South Brazil. The majority of the species (> 75%) had small (notophyll and microphyll) elliptical simple leaves with entire margins. These leaves presented a typical anatomical structure consisting of a single epidermal cell layer, single palisade parenchyma cell layer, and spongy parenchyma with 5 to 8 cell layers. The sclerenchyma was limited to the vascular bundles. The majority of the tree species (91%) had leaves with mesomorphic characteristics. Few species depicted leaves with xeromorphic features as would be expected in such oligotrophic sandy soil. These mesomorphic features appeared to be associated to high efficiency mechanisms for nutrient cycling that compensated for the low nutrient content of the mineral soil. |
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Leaf morphology of 89 tree species from a lowland tropical rain forest (Atlantic forest) in South BrazilLeaf morphologyleaf anatomylowland tropical forestAtlantic ForestWe examined the leaf morphology and anatomy of 89 tree species growing in an area of coastal Atlantic Forest in South Brazil. The majority of the species (> 75%) had small (notophyll and microphyll) elliptical simple leaves with entire margins. These leaves presented a typical anatomical structure consisting of a single epidermal cell layer, single palisade parenchyma cell layer, and spongy parenchyma with 5 to 8 cell layers. The sclerenchyma was limited to the vascular bundles. The majority of the tree species (91%) had leaves with mesomorphic characteristics. Few species depicted leaves with xeromorphic features as would be expected in such oligotrophic sandy soil. These mesomorphic features appeared to be associated to high efficiency mechanisms for nutrient cycling that compensated for the low nutrient content of the mineral soil.Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - Tecpar2004-11-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132004000600013Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology v.47 n.6 2004reponame:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technologyinstname:Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)instacron:TECPAR10.1590/S1516-89132004000600013info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBoeger,Maria Regina TorresAlves,Luiz CarlosNegrelle,Raquel Rejane Bonattoeng2005-02-04T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1516-89132004000600013Revistahttps://www.scielo.br/j/babt/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpbabt@tecpar.br||babt@tecpar.br1678-43241516-8913opendoar:2005-02-04T00:00Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology - Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)false |
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Leaf morphology of 89 tree species from a lowland tropical rain forest (Atlantic forest) in South Brazil |
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Leaf morphology of 89 tree species from a lowland tropical rain forest (Atlantic forest) in South Brazil |
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Leaf morphology of 89 tree species from a lowland tropical rain forest (Atlantic forest) in South Brazil Boeger,Maria Regina Torres Leaf morphology leaf anatomy lowland tropical forest Atlantic Forest |
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Leaf morphology of 89 tree species from a lowland tropical rain forest (Atlantic forest) in South Brazil |
title_full |
Leaf morphology of 89 tree species from a lowland tropical rain forest (Atlantic forest) in South Brazil |
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Leaf morphology of 89 tree species from a lowland tropical rain forest (Atlantic forest) in South Brazil |
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Leaf morphology of 89 tree species from a lowland tropical rain forest (Atlantic forest) in South Brazil |
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Leaf morphology of 89 tree species from a lowland tropical rain forest (Atlantic forest) in South Brazil |
author |
Boeger,Maria Regina Torres |
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Boeger,Maria Regina Torres Alves,Luiz Carlos Negrelle,Raquel Rejane Bonatto |
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author |
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Alves,Luiz Carlos Negrelle,Raquel Rejane Bonatto |
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Boeger,Maria Regina Torres Alves,Luiz Carlos Negrelle,Raquel Rejane Bonatto |
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Leaf morphology leaf anatomy lowland tropical forest Atlantic Forest |
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Leaf morphology leaf anatomy lowland tropical forest Atlantic Forest |
description |
We examined the leaf morphology and anatomy of 89 tree species growing in an area of coastal Atlantic Forest in South Brazil. The majority of the species (> 75%) had small (notophyll and microphyll) elliptical simple leaves with entire margins. These leaves presented a typical anatomical structure consisting of a single epidermal cell layer, single palisade parenchyma cell layer, and spongy parenchyma with 5 to 8 cell layers. The sclerenchyma was limited to the vascular bundles. The majority of the tree species (91%) had leaves with mesomorphic characteristics. Few species depicted leaves with xeromorphic features as would be expected in such oligotrophic sandy soil. These mesomorphic features appeared to be associated to high efficiency mechanisms for nutrient cycling that compensated for the low nutrient content of the mineral soil. |
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2004 |
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2004-11-01 |
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10.1590/S1516-89132004000600013 |
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