Photosynthetica 1997, 33(12):317-320 | DOI: 10.1023/A:1006813212377

Photosynthesis of herbaceous plants from nutrient-poor tropical forests

Bee-Lian Ong1, Sau-Siong Chan1, I.M. Turner1
1 Faculty of Science, The National University of Singapore, School of Biological Sciences, Singapore, Republic of Singapore

Photosynthetic characteristics, specific leaf mass, chlorophyll and total leaf nitrogen concentrations of four herbaceous plants (Dicranopteris linearis, Hanguana malayana, Pentaphragma ellipticum, Tacca integrifolia) from nutrient-poor tropical forests showed that all these plants were well-adapted to their natural growth environments. No photoinhibition was observed even in the understorey plants.

Additional key words: chlorophyll; Dicranopteris linearis; Hanguana malayana; irradiance; leaf thickness; nitrogen concentration; Pentaphragma ellipticum; photoinhibition; specific leaf mass; Tacca integrifolia

Prepublished online: January 1, 1998; Published: March 1, 1997  Show citation

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Ong, B., Chan, S., & Turner, I.M. (1997). Photosynthesis of herbaceous plants from nutrient-poor tropical forests. Photosynthetica, 34(2), 317-320. doi: 10.1023/A:1006813212377
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