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The 300 to 400 woody species of Clusia all display one typical morphotype (Lüttge 2000). Clusias are branched shrubs and trees with dichasial cymes and opposite leaves (see also Sect. 6.1). Among the various species leaves vary in absolute size. However, the leaves of all species are morphologically and anatomically very similar, always entire, leathery and somewhat succulent (Fig. 2.1). In view of the important effects of leaf form and structure on photosynthesis and ecophysiological performance (Niinemets and Sack 2005), this is remarkable particularly with respect to the large photosynthetic flexibility of some species of Clusia. However, this has not been much explored for Clusia. On the other hand, floral morphology of Clusias is rather variable (Sect. 6.5).
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Lüttge, U., Duarte, H.M. (2007). Morphology, Anatomy, Life Forms and Hydraulic Architecture. In: Lüttge, U. (eds) Clusia. Ecological Studies, vol 194. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-37243-1_3
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