Ecological Features of the Leaf Structure and Plastid Apparatus in Far Eastern Araliaceae Species
Yu. A. KHROLENKO, O. L. BURUNDUKOVA
Institute of Biology and Soil Science FEB RAS, 690022, Vladivostok, Stoletiya Street, 159
khrolenko@biosoil.ru
Keywords: Russian Far East, Araliaceae, life form, adaptation, mesophyll structure, quantitative leaf anatomy
Abstract
The leaf mesostructure of several Araliaceae species has been investigated in the plants growing in the Russian Far East. Araliaceae species reveal variability in quantitative traits of the leaf, which is dependent on the ecological conditions of their habitats and life forms. Comparative description of their adaptive capacity in relation to the light and water regimes is given.
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