Leaf domatia morphology of Miconia sellowiana Naudin (Melastomataceae)
Domatia are small cavities that shelter and provide an adequate physical microenvironment for arthropods, and are often found on leaves. Besides their ecological importance, few studies have described the structure of domatia. Miconia sellowiana has domatia on the abaxial surface of its leaves, and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Biotemas |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume251/1a9.pdf |