SYSTEMATIC DISTRIBUTION OF FOLIAR TRICHOME TYPES IN CROTON (EUPHORBIACEAE)

Authors
WEBSTER GL DELARCOAGUILAR MJ SMITH BA
Citation
Gl. Webster et al., SYSTEMATIC DISTRIBUTION OF FOLIAR TRICHOME TYPES IN CROTON (EUPHORBIACEAE), Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 121(1), 1996, pp. 41-57
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society → ACNP
ISSN journal
00244066
Volume
121
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
41 - 57
Database
ISI
SICI code
0024-4066(1996)121:1<41:SDOFTT>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Variation in foliar trichomes in Croton (Euphorbiaceae) is reviewed, a nd the terminology clarified by redefinitions and illustrations of ter ms. Evolution of trichome types appears to proceed from branched (stel late or fasciculate) hairs to simple and dendritic ones. A systematic enumeration characterizes the trichome morphology in 36 of the 40 sect ions, with citation of the 120 species examined. (C) 1996 The Linnean Society of London