Clusia A Woody Neotropical Genus of Remarkable Plasticity and Divers
Clusia is the only dicotyledonous tree genus with crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM), and in some cases all variants of CAM can be expressed in one given species. These unique features as well as Clusia's extreme flexibility have put it in the limelight o
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U. Lüttge (Ed.)
Clusia A Woody Neotropical Genus of Remarkable Plasticity and Diversity
With 111 Figures, 2 in Color, and 38 Tables
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Prof. Dr. Ulrich Lüttge Institute of Botany Department of Biology Technical University of Darmstadt Schnittspahnstraße 3–5 64287 Darmstadt Germany
Cover illustration: Male flower of Clusia hilariana Schlecht. (Photo Ulrich Lüttge)
ISSN 0070-8356 ISBN-10 3-540-37242-3 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York ISBN-13 978-3-540-37242-4 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2006934618
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Preface
From emotional attachment to the inherent beauty and diversity and the curiosity and thought provoking challenges of Clusia the plan to compose a book-monograph on Clusia emerged a number of years ago when it became evident that the research interests of several groups internationally focusing on studies of this remarkable genus of neotropical dicotyledonous shrubs and trees would develop a very broad picture comprising all aspects of tree life. Clusia displays unique features because it is the only dicotyledonous tree genus with crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM). Clusia species are extraordinarily flexible and plastic and in some cases all variants of CAM can even be expressed in one given species. This has raised special attention to this genus among the vast diversity of tropical tree genera and put Clusia in the limelight of international research interest. The scope of these studies embraces morphology, anatomy and plant architecture, phytoge
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