Leaf morphological and physiological traits of the broad-leaved evergreen shrub species Quercus ilex, Phillyrea latifolia, Pistacia lentiscus, Arbutus unedo and Cistus incanus of the Mediterranean maquis were studied. Specific leaf mass (SLM). leaf tissue density (LTD), leaf life-span (LLS) and water use efficiency (WUE) were the most representative key traits resulting from discriminant analysis. Cluster analysis was used to identify the affinity among the species by statistical linkage. Dendrograms show two clusters characterised by a different integration of morphological and physiological leaf traits: Quercus ilex, Phillyrea latifolia and Pistacia lentiscus were in the same cluster, significantly different from that formed by Arbutus unedo and Cistus incanus.
Differences in leaf traits among Mediterranean broad-leaved evergreen shrubs / Gratani, Loretta; A., Bombelli. - In: ANNALES BOTANICI FENNICI. - ISSN 0003-3847. - STAMPA. - 38:1(2001), pp. 15-24.
Differences in leaf traits among Mediterranean broad-leaved evergreen shrubs
GRATANI, Loretta;
2001
Abstract
Leaf morphological and physiological traits of the broad-leaved evergreen shrub species Quercus ilex, Phillyrea latifolia, Pistacia lentiscus, Arbutus unedo and Cistus incanus of the Mediterranean maquis were studied. Specific leaf mass (SLM). leaf tissue density (LTD), leaf life-span (LLS) and water use efficiency (WUE) were the most representative key traits resulting from discriminant analysis. Cluster analysis was used to identify the affinity among the species by statistical linkage. Dendrograms show two clusters characterised by a different integration of morphological and physiological leaf traits: Quercus ilex, Phillyrea latifolia and Pistacia lentiscus were in the same cluster, significantly different from that formed by Arbutus unedo and Cistus incanus.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
