Published February 3, 2021 | Version v2
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Variations in morphological and epidermal features of shade and sun leaves of two species: Quercus bambusifolia and Quercus myrsinifolia

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Borissiak Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117647, Russia
  • 2. State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
  • 3. School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK
  • 4. School of Geography, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
  • 5. Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119017, Russia

Description

This is the measurement data for analyzed leaves for sun/shade leaf identification in two species of evergreen oaks: Quercus bambusifolia and Quercus myrsinifolia (section Cyclobalanopsis). 

Principal characters for distinguishing shade and sun leaves in the studied oaks were identified as leaf lamina length to width ratio (L/W), and the degree of development of venation networks. For Q. myrsinifolia, shade and sun leaves differ in tooth morphology and the ratio of toothed lamina length to overall lamina length. The main epidermal characters are ordinary cell size and anticlinal wall outlines. For both species plasticity within shade leaves exceeds that of sun leaves.

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