Claim · model-written summary
Jatropha species differed in leaf shape, size and texture.
- Outcome
- leaf shape, size and texturee0
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Verbatim
e0“the various species of Jatropha differ morphologically among one another in leaf shape, size and texture”
Title
Biosystematical studies in some taxa of Jatropha Linn.
E. Rajalakshmi; R. Selvaraj; Arunraj Chidambaram 2013
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Observation Jatropha species differed in epidermal cells, stomatal number and index, and mesophyll tissue.
- Observation All studied taxa except J. curcas had a single palisade layer, while J. curcas had two rows.
- Mechanism J. curcas was interpreted as having higher photosynthetic efficiency than other species.
- Observation All Jatropha species had paracytic Rubiaceous stomata.
- Observation All studied Jatropha species had chromosome number 2n=22.