Photosynthetica 2005, 43(1):157-159 | DOI: 10.1007/s11099-005-7159-9

Presence of internal photosynthetic cylinder surrounding the stele in stems of the tribe Salicornieae (Chenopodiaceae) from SW Iberian Peninsula

S. Redondo-Gómez1,*, C. Wharmby1, F. J. Moreno, A. De Cires1, J. M. Castillo1, T. Luque1, A. J. Davy2, M. E. Figueroa1
1 Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
2 Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, England

Fluorescence microscopy and physiological examination revealed the presence of an inner cylinder of active photosynthetic cells located below the endodermis-like layer in stems of four of the six taxa of the tribe Salicornieae (Chenopodiaceae).

Additional key words: anatomy; Arthrocnemum macrostachyum; O2 evolution; Salicornia ramosissima; Sarcocornia fruticosa; Sarcocornia perennis ssp. alpini; Sarcocornia perennis ssp. perennis; Sarcocornia perennis×fruticosa

Received: July 15, 2004; Accepted: August 16, 2004; Published: March 1, 2005  Show citation

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Redondo-Gómez, S., Wharmby, C., Moreno, F.J., De Cires, A., Castillo, J.M., Luque, T., Davy, A.J., & Figueroa, M.E. (2005). Presence of internal photosynthetic cylinder surrounding the stele in stems of the tribe Salicornieae (Chenopodiaceae) from SW Iberian Peninsula. Photosynthetica, 43(1), 157-159. doi: 10.1007/s11099-005-7159-9
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