Ecophysiological and floristic implications of sex expression in the dioecious neotropical CAM tree Clusia hilariana Schltdl

• Published in: Trees (Berlin, West) Vol. 15; no. 5; pp. 278 - 288
• Main Authors: Liebig, Markus, Scarano, R., de Mattos, A., Zaluar, T., Lüttge, Ulrich
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Springer 01.07.2001; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Autoecology; Biological and medical sciences; botanical composition; Brazil; chemical constituents of plants; Chlorophyll; Clusia; Crassulacean acid metabolism; dioecy; females; Flowers & plants; Fluorescence; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; gender differences; Islands; males; Photochemicals; photoinhibition; Photosynthesis; photosystem II; Physiology; pioneer species; plant communities; Plants; Plants and fungi; seed dispersal; Species composition; Species diversity; Vegetation; South America; Brazil; America; Diaspore; Guttiferae; Sexual character; CAM-Type; Dioecy; Dicotyledones; Dissemination; Angiospermae; Photoinhibition; Tree; Spermatophyta; Photosynthesis; Isolated woodlot; Vegetation structure

Clusia hilariana Schlechtendal is a dioecious tree performing crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM). It grows in the sandy coastal restinga of Brazil. As pioneers and 'nurse plants' individual trees become surrounded by other vegetation forming isolated vegetation islands on the sand plain. T...