Leaf morphology of 89 tree species from a lowland tropical rain forest (Atlantic forest) in South Brazil

We examined the leaf morphology and anatomy of 89 tree species growing in an area of coastal Atlantic Forest in South Brazil. The majority of the species (> 75%) had small (notophyll and microphyll) elliptical simple leaves with entire margins. These leaves presented a typical anatomical structur...

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Main Authors: Maria Regina Torres Boeger, Luiz Carlos Alves, Raquel Rejane Bonatto Negrelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2004-11-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132004000600013