Leaf Morphological Traits of then Shrub Species at the Tamaulipan Thorn Scrub

Authors

  • Perla Cecilia Rodriguez Balboa Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Carr. Nac. Num. 85, km 145 Linares, Nuevo Leon (67 700), Mexico
  • Humberto Gonzalez Rodriguez Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Carr. Nac. Num. 85, km 145 Linares, Nuevo Leon (67 700), Mexico
  • Israel Cantu Silva Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Carr. Nac. Num. 85, km 145 Linares, Nuevo Leon (67 700), Mexico
  • Artemio Carrillo Parra Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Carr. Nac. Num. 85, km 145 Linares, Nuevo Leon (67 700), Mexico
  • Roque G. Ramirez Lozano Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon (67 700), Mexico

Keywords:

leaf morphological traits, Tamaulipan thorn scrub shrub correlation analysis

Abstract

The aim of this work was to conduct a research study of the leaf morphological traits of ten woody species that grow and develop in the Tamaulipan Thorn scrub Shrub land. Study species were Cordia boissieri, Helietta parvifolia (A.DC.), Condalia hookeri (M.C. Johnst.), Diospyros texana (Sheele), Diospyros palmeri (Eastw.), Zanthoxylum fagara (L. Sarg.), Sideroxylon celastrinum (Kunth T.D. Penn), Karwinskia humboldtiana (Schult. Zucc.), Celtis pallid (Torr.) and Celtis laevigata (Willd). Leaf morphological characteristics were leaf fresh weight (g), leaf area (cm2), leaf length (cm), leaf width (cm), petiole length (cm), total leaf length (cm), leaf dry weight (g), leaf water content (g) and specific leaf area (cm2 g-1).The results showed that the species Cordia boissieri got the highest value in all studied variables which ranged from 0.4167 g (leaf water content) to 101.4605 cm2 g-1 (specific leaf area). In contrast, the species Diospyros texana registered the lowest value in seven variables which ranged from 0.0217 (leaf water content) to 3.186 cm (Leaf total length. Correlation analysis showed highly significant relationships, both positive and negative, among studied leaf traits.

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Published

2023-06-06

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Balboa PCR, Rodriguez HG, Silva IC, Parra AC, Lozano RGR. Leaf Morphological Traits of then Shrub Species at the Tamaulipan Thorn Scrub. IJBSM [Internet]. 2023 Jun. 6 [cited 2025 Sep. 21];7(Apr, 2):344-9. Available from: https://ojs.pphouse.org/index.php/IJBSM/article/view/859

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Vol. 7 No. Apr, 2 (2016)

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