Leaf Structure and Taxonomy of Petunia and Calibrachoa (Solanaceae)

We studied the leaf anatomy of sixteen species of Calibrachoa and eight species of Petunia. In Calibrachoa leaves, the vascular bundles sheath (endodermis) was formed by parenchymatous developed cells, different from those of the mesophyll. In Petunia, this sheath did not show a marked morphological...

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Main Authors: Claudia dos Reis, Maria das Graças Sajo, João Renato Stehmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2002-03-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132002000100010