
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Paterson, BR 
T1  - Systematic studies of the anatomy of the genus Acrotriche R.BR. I. The leaf
JF  - Australian Journal of Botany
JO  - Aust. J. Bot.
Y1  - 1961
VL  - 9
IS  - 2
SP  - 197
EP  - 208
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/BT9610197 
N2  - The leaves of the 12 species of Acrotriche (Epacridaceae) have been examined anatomically from a systematic standpoint. It has been possible to distinguish between the species on the basis of leaf characteristics alone. These distinctions have been outlined in the form of a key to the species, and discussed fully in individual specific descriptions. The most valuable diagnostic characters are: presence or absence of papillose differentiation; shape of the leaf; shape of the sheath of fibres supporting the vascular bundle; presence or absence of a parenchymatous sheath around the bundles; and the presence or absence of calcium oxalate crystals and large fat globules. The specific delimitations based on the leaf anatomy agree with the morphological boundaries. 
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