Functional morphology of two Lepismium species (Rhipsalideae, Cactaceae) Morfología funcional de dos especies de Lepismium (Rhipsalideae, Cactaceae)

Functional morphology of two Lepismium species (Rhipsalideae, Cactaceae) Morfología funcional de dos especies de Lepismium (Rhipsalideae, Cactaceae)

The morphology and anatomy of stem segments of 2 species of Lepismium (Cactaceae), which grow naturally in the Araucaria forest understory, in the state of Paraná, Brazil, are compared. The goal of this study was to identify morphological traits adapted to epiphytism and to the low light condition o...

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Main Authors: María Regina Torres-Boeger, Patricia Soffiatti, Marco Antônio Gomes-Souto, Márcia Budchen, Katiane Paula Bagatini, Manuela Dal Forno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2010-08-01
Series:Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
Subjects:
morfología del tallo
anatomía del tallo
cactáceas epífitas
bosque de Araucaria
stem morphology
stem anatomy
epiphytic cacti
Araucaria Forest
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1870-34532010000200013

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