The epidermis in <i>Passerina/</i> (Thymelaeaceae): structure, function and taxonomic significance

Epidermal features were studied in all 17 species of Passerina, a genus endemic to southern Africa. Leaves in Passerina are inversely ericoid, the adaxial surface concave and the abaxial surface convex. Leaves are inversely dorsiventral and epistomatic. The adaxial epidermis is villous, with unicell...

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Main Authors: C. L. Bredenkamp, A. E. van Wyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African National Biodiversity Institut 2000-02-01
Series:Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation
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Online Access:https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/2219