Book ID: 91415
Lüttge, U. (ed.)
Clusia. A woody neotropical genus of remarkable plasticity and diversity. 2007. (Ecolog. Studies, 194). 111 (2 col.) figs. 38 tabs. XIV, 273 p. gr8co. Hardcover.
Clusia is the only dicotyledonous tree genus with crassulacean acidmetabolism (CAM), and in some cases all variants of CAM can beexpressed in one given species. This volume covers anatomy, morphologyand plant architecture, phytogeographical distribution, communityecology, phylogeny and genetic diversity, physiology, metabolism,physiological ecology, functional diversity, circadian rythmicity andbiological timing.