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Sun leaf or shade leaf? – Known facts in the light of new data with implications for palaeobotany
Author(s) -
Uhl D.,
Walther H.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
feddes repertorium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1522-239X
pISSN - 0014-8962
DOI - 10.1002/fedr.20001110308
Subject(s) - botany , paleobotany , biology , sunlight , plant development , physics , optics , biochemistry , gene
A short review of morphological and anatomical differences between sun and shade leaves as well as some new data about morphological differences of recent sun and shade leaves are given. It is shown that at least at the moment, it is not possible to differentiate between fossil sun and shade leaves only by means of morphological parameters. Additionally, a short definition of the terms of sun and shade leaf is given.