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Growth Patterns and Different Arrangements of Vascular Tissues in Succulent Leaves
- Source :
- International Journal of Plant Sciences. 177:643-660
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- University of Chicago Press, 2016.
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Abstract
- By their wide morphological diversity, succulent leaves have aroused the interest of many researchers. Nonetheless, comparative anatomical studies of unifacial, bifacial, and subunifacial leaves are scarce. To address this gap, our study examines the growth and differentiation of vascular tissues in succulent leaves of 12 families of angiosperms. Altogether, we identified six arrangements arising as variations of three basic vascularization patterns. In addition, cases of convergent evolution were identified in (1) terete leaves showing both endoscopic peripheral bundles and a central bundle in some Crassulaceae (Saxifragales, eudicots) and Aizoaceae (Caryophyllales, eudicots) and (2) terete leaves showing exclusively endoscopic peripheral bundles in some Asteraceae (eudicots) and Orchidaceae (monocots). Both endoscopic and exoscopic bundles originate from a peripheral region, and in all species with endoscopic peripheral bundles, the differentiation of the vascular bundles begins from abaxial domains, wh...
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine
biology
Caryophyllales
Plant Science
biology.organism_classification
Vascular bundle
01 natural sciences
Crassulaceae
03 medical and health sciences
030104 developmental biology
Aizoaceae
Botany
Eudicots
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Vascular tissue
010606 plant biology & botany
Terete
Saxifragales
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15375315 and 10585893
- Volume :
- 177
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Plant Sciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........51e85fa416cafdabfdd0034c7d8320c6