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Hoffmann (1878) made direct observations on the leaf longevity of six dicotyledonous evergreen species growing in the Botanical Garden, at Giessen, Germany. Among these species were Olea europaea and Laurus nobilis for which he found a leaf life times of 13–26 and 17–53 months respectively.
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Diamantoglou, S., Mitrakos, K. (1981). Leaf Longevity in Mediterranean Evergreen Sclerophylls. In: Margaris, N.S., Mooney, H.A. (eds) Components of productivity of Mediterranean-climate regions Basic and applied aspects. Tasks for Vegetation Science, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8683-1_4
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