Université de Fribourg

Morphological differentiation of leaves in the relict tree Zelkova carpinifolia (Ulmaceae)

Jasińska, Anna K. ; Rucińska, Beata ; Kozlowski, Gregor ; Bétrisey, Sébastien ; Safarov, Hajiaga ; Boratyńska, Krystyna ; Boratyński, Adam

In: Dendrobiology, 2016, vol. 74, p. 109–122

Zelkova carpinifolia is a relict tree occurring in refugial zones of south-western Eurasia. The main aim of the study was the biometrical comparison of the leaf characteristics of the species sampled in three regions of Transcaucasia. We aimed to test the hypotheses that (1) leaves from vegetative (L) shoots would be larger and more variable than those from fertile (S) shoots, (2) the leaves...