Foliar characters of the genus Alchornea Sw. (Euphorbiaceae) in Mesoamerica
The surface and leaf margin of ten species of the genus Alchornea Sw. (Euphorbiaceae) from Central America were studied using scanning electron microscopy and photonic microscopy. Epicuticular waxes, paracytic stomata and the types of trichomes observed on the leaf are described. This paper conclude...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2008 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
| Repositorio: | Sistema de Información de la Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.fciencias.unam.mx:11154/974 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/11154/974 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Plant Sciences Euphorbiaceae Alchornea Mesoamerica anatomy leaf trichomes epicuticular waxes paracytic stomata scanning electron microscopy photonic microscopy |
| Sumario: | The surface and leaf margin of ten species of the genus Alchornea Sw. (Euphorbiaceae) from Central America were studied using scanning electron microscopy and photonic microscopy. Epicuticular waxes, paracytic stomata and the types of trichomes observed on the leaf are described. This paper concludes on the usefulness of these characters in distinguishing among species of Alchornea. |
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