The relationship between CAM and leaf succulence in two epiphytic vines, Hoya carnosa and Dischidia formosana (Asclepiadaceae), in a subtropical rainforest in northeastern Taiwan

Title:

The relationship between CAM and leaf succulence in two epiphytic vines, Hoya carnosa and Dischidia formosana (Asclepiadaceae), in a subtropical rainforest in northeastern Taiwan

Creator:

Martin, C. E., Hsu, R. (C.-C.) , and Lin, T.-C.

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:47be9bac-b459-4793-9671-e63406050dbc
uuid:47be9bac-b459-4793-9671-e63406050dbc
issn:0300-3604
doi:10.1007/s11099-009-0068-6

Subject:

chlorophyll, Crassulacean acid metabolism, leaf thickness, sun, shade adaptation, and titratable acidity

Type:

model:article and TEXT

Format:

bez média and svazek

Description:

Past reports of correlations between Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) and leaf succulence are based on multi-species comparisons. When different individuals of the same species were compared in two epiphytic CAM vines growing in a subtropical rainforest in northeastern Taiwan, the degree of CAM was not correlated with leaf thickness, a measure of succulence. Leaf chlorophyll (Chl) a and b concentrations and ratios correlated well with leaf succulence, indicating that differences in leaf succulence were likely a result of sun/shade adaptations, not photosynthetic pathway. These findings challenge the assumption that CAM-succulence correlations are causal. and C. E. Martin, R. C.-C. Hsu, T.-C. Lin

Language:

Multiple languages

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
policy:public

Coverage:

445-450

Source:

Photosynthetica | 2009 Volume:47 | Number:3

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