Title
Behavioral and morphological adaptations of a tropical plant to high rainfall
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1978
Volume Number
10
Source Publication
Biotropica
Abstract
Machaerium arboreum (Leguminosae), a liana a Panamanian lowland forests, sheds water from upper leaflet surfaces through thigmonastic and nyctinastic leaf movements. Experiments show that leaflets with acuminate tips have an improved water-shedding ability.
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