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Table 1 Anatomical characteristics of Drimys brasiliensis Miers leaf tissues present at 1900 and 2100 m altitude in a Montane Cloud Forest in Itamonte, MG, Brazil

From: Comparison of leaf anatomy and essential oils from Drimys brasiliensis Miers in a montane cloud forest in Itamonte, MG, Brazil

  1900 2100
LL (μm) 433.55 ± 53.05a 330.94 ± 32.34b
CT (μm) 12.43 ± 3.34a 7.98 ± 1.04b
PP (μm) 130.51 ± 21.24a 102.64 ± 9.23b
SP (μm) 200.02 ± 21.09a 146.44 ± 20.96b
SCL 10.60 ± 0.96a 3.35 ± 0.44b
AIS 0.11 ± 0.01a 0.22 ± 0.01b
SC 7.88 ± 0.47a 4.20 ± 0.69b
  1. LL, Thickness of the leaf lamina; CT, Thickness of the cuticle of the adaxial surface; PP, Thickness of the palisade parenchyma; SP, Thickness of the spongy parenchyma; SCL, Number of sclereids in the mesophyll; AIS, Abundance of intercellular spaces in the mesophyll (Area/Area); SC, Number of secretory cavities near the central vein. All values are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. Means followed by the same letter in rows (a, b) do not differ by the Scott-Knott test (P < 0.05).
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