Suaeda monoica, a C4 Plant without Typical Bundle Sheaths
- 1 November 1975
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 56 (5) , 676-679
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.56.5.676
Abstract
Suaeda monoica Forssk. ex J. F. Gmel was found to possess the C(4) pathway of photosynthesis. The succulent leaves of Suaeda lack a green bundle sheath formation but have a layer of chlorenchyma, containing large and centripetally arranged chloroplasts, which surrounds the water tissue. We suggest that the proximity of a chlorenchymatous cell layer to the vascular bundles is not necessary for the operation of the C(4) pathway.Keywords
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