Abstract
The genus Cissus (Vitaceae) is found throughout both the wet and arid tropics of the world. Surveys of δ 13C values for plants collected in their natural habitats, as well as studies in controlled conditions (Schütte et al. 1967; Milburn et al. 1968; Virzo De Santo et al. 1978, 1980, 1983, 1987a; Ting et al. 1983; Olivares et al. 1984) suggest that CAM is a widespread feature in the genus Cissus that might have facilitated the spread of the genus from the wet into the arid tropics.
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De Santo, A.V., Bartoli, G. (1996). Crassulacean Acid Metabolism in Leaves and Stems of Cissus quadrangularis . In: Winter, K., Smith, J.A.C. (eds) Crassulacean Acid Metabolism. Ecological Studies, vol 114. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79060-7_15
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