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C4 Photosynthesis in Tree Form Euphorbia Species from Hawaiian Rainforest Sites

Year: 1975

Type: article

Abstract: The (13)C (12)C isotope ratios and the leaf anatomy of 18 species and varieties of Euphorbia native to the Hawaian Islands indicated that all possess C(4) photosynthesis. These species range from small prostrate coastal strand shrubs to shrubs and trees in rainforest and bog habitats. The results show that C(4) photosynthesis occurs in plants from a much wider range of habitats and life-forms than has been previously reported.

Source: PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

DOI: 10.1104/pp.55.6.1054

Authors: Robert W. Pearcy, John Troughton

Institutions: State University of New York, University at Albany, State University of New York, Carnegie Institution for Science, Carnegie Department of Plant Biology

Language: English

Topic: Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2003127478

FWCI: 3.084

Cites: 14

Cited by: 70

Related to: 10