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ANNALS OF BOTANY
卷 125, 期 6, 页码 859-868出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcaa008
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Carbon isotopic ratio; leaf thickness; mesophyll; succulence; strong CAM; C-3/CAM
Background and Aims It is commonly accepted that the leaf of a crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) plant is thick, with large mesophyll cells and vacuoles that can accommodate the malic acid produced during the night. The link between mesophyll characteristics and CAM mode, whether obligate or C-3/CAM, was evaluated. Methods Published values of the carbon isotopic ratio (delta C-13) as an indicator of CAM, leaf thickness, leaf micrographs and other evidence of CAM operation were used to correlate cell density, cell area, the proportion of intercellular space in the mesophyll (IAS) and the length of cell wall facing the intercellular air spaces (L-mes/A) with CAM mode. Key Results Based on 81 species and relatively unrelated families (15) belonging to nine orders, neither leaf thickness nor mesophyll traits helped explain the degree of CAM expression. A strong correlation was found between leaf thickness and delta C-13 in some species of Crassulaceae and between leaf thickness and nocturnal acid accumulation in a few obligate CAM species of Bromeliaceae but, when all 81 species were pooled together, no significant changes with delta C-13 were observed in cell density, cell area, IAS or L-mes/A. Conclusions An influence of phylogeny on leaf anatomy was evidenced in a few cases but this precluded generalization for widely separate taxa containing CAM species. The possible relationships between leaf anatomy and CAM mode should be interpreted cautiously.
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