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Anatomical studies on succulent cladodes inCasuarina equisetifolia Linn

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Casuarina equisetifolia Linn. is a well-known xerophytic plant of the tropics and sub-tropics with thin, wiry, cladodes. Contrastingly in coastal plants of Malaya and Singapore succulent branehes are formed. The anatomical characters of the fleshy cladodes and the shoot apices are described in this paper, in comparison with the normal, non-succulent structures. Causal factors for the succulent habit in this plant are indicated and the significance of such a variation is comparatively discussed with reference to corresponding literature.

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  1. Department of Botany, University of Signapore, Singapore-10

    A. N. Rao

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Communicated by Prof. L. Narayana Rao,f.a.sc.

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Rao, A.N. Anatomical studies on succulent cladodes inCasuarina equisetifolia Linn. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 76, 262–270 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03051331

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