Claim · model-written summary
Metasequoia shows leaf anatomy characteristic of shade adapted plants.
- Taxon
- Metasequoia
Metasequoiae0 - Organ / stage
- mesophylle0
- Outcome
- slightly arched outer cell walls in the adaxial epidermal cells, strongly arched outer cell walls in the abaxial epidermal cells, mesophyll composed of spongy cellse0
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Verbatim
e0“Metasequoia exhibits several characteristics of typical sciaphilic plants, such as slightly arched outer cell walls in the adaxial epidermal cells, strongly arched outer cell walls in the abaxial epidermal cells, mesophyll composed of spongy cells, chloroplasts with well-developed grana not only in mesophyll cells but in both the adaxial and abaxial epidermis.”
Title
Development and Light Response of Leaves of Metasequoia and Close Relatives
Xiaochun Li DigitalCommons (California Polytechnic State University) 2004
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Observation Metasequoia leaf chloroplasts have well-developed grana in mesophyll and both epidermises.
- Observation Metasequoia is judged best adapted to low light intensities.
- Observation Sequoia and Taxodium have intermediate light adaptation.
- Observation Glyptostrobus is judged adapted to higher light intensities.
- Observation Metasequoia synthesized chlorophyll in complete darkness.
- Observation Metasequoia was stressed under high light.
- Mechanism The authors infer that the leaf traits helped Metasequoia adapt to low polar light in Eocene high latitudes.
- Mechanism The authors propose the leaf traits explain Metasequoia dominance at Eocene high latitudes.