Carbon isotope composition and mode of photosynthesis in<I> Clusia</I> species from Mexico

dc.contributor.authorVargas-Soto, J.
dc.contributor.authorAndrade, Jose Luis
dc.contributor.authorWinter, Klaus
dc.date.accessioned2011-04-21T16:40:11Z
dc.date.available2011-04-21T16:40:11Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractThe neotropical genus Clusia comprises arborescent species exhibiting Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) as was first reported for a Mexican species, Clusia lundellii. Here, the occurrence of CAM photosynthesis was studied in 20 species of Clusia, 18 from Mexico, and 2 from Guatemala, using leaf carbon isotopic composition. In most species, samples from individuals collected in different locations were analyzed. CAM was present in at least 11 species, eight of which contained specimens with δ13C values less negative than −20.0 ‰, indicating strong CAM (C. chanekiana, C. flava, C. lundellii, C. mexicana, C. quadrangula, C. rosea, C. suborbicularis, and C. tetra-trianthera). δ13C was highly variable in some species, but CAM expression was not correlated to life form (epiphytic, hemiepiphytic, terrestrial) or habitat. CAM specimens were not collected at altitudes above 1 700 m a.s.l.
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dc.identifier.citationVargas-Soto, J., Andrade, Jose Luis, and Winter, Klaus. 2009. "<a href="https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/15961">Carbon isotope composition and mode of photosynthesis in<I> Clusia</I> species from Mexico</a>." <em>Photosynthetica</em>, 47, (1) 33–40. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s11099-009-0007-6">https://doi.org/10.1007/s11099-009-0007-6</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10088/15961
dc.relation.ispartofPhotosynthetica 47 (1)
dc.titleCarbon isotope composition and mode of photosynthesis in<I> Clusia</I> species from Mexico
dc.typearticle
sro.description.unitSTRI
sro.identifier.doi10.1007/s11099-009-0007-6
sro.identifier.itemID78998
sro.identifier.refworksID93103
sro.identifier.urlhttps://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/15961

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