Leaf anatomical studies in thePortulacaceae (Centrospermae) with regards to photosynthetic pathways |
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| Authors: | Bio L Nyananyo |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Botany, Plant Science Laboratories, University of Reading, Reading, England
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| Abstract: | A total of 112 species in 18 genera in thePortulacaceae were investigated anatomically for the presence or absence of the chlorenchymatous bundle sheath cells around the vascular bundles: C4 or Kranz anatomy. Twenty species in only one genus,Portulaca L. of all the taxa investigated possesses the C4 or Kranz anatomy. All others have the C3 anatomy. |
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