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EPISTOMATIC [3 records]

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Record 1 2011-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

Stomata distributed in both upper and lower epidermis [of a leaf].

CONT

Stomata are commonly found on leaves, and often on stems as well. Certain terminology is associated with their location; if they occur on both surfaces of a leaf, the plant is amphistomatic; if they occur on the upper surface only, it is epistomatic; and lower surface only is hypostomatic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Qualifie une feuille possédant des stomates sur ses deux faces.

CONT

Pour les espèces amphistomatiques, c'est-à-dire, possédant des stomates sur les deux faces de la feuille, cas de la grande majorité des plantes annuelles cultivées, l'indice foliaire ne représente que la moitié de la surface réelle d'échange gazeux entre le feuillage et l'air.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

Stomata confined to upper epidermis [of a leaf].

CONT

Stomata are commonly found on leaves, and often on stems as well. Certain terminology is associated with their location; if they occur on both surfaces of a leaf, the plant is amphistomatic; if they occur on the upper surface only, it is epistomatic; and lower surface only is hypostomatic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Qualifie une feuille possédant des stomates sur la face supérieure.

CONT

Les photos montrent que la couche de cires épistomatiques et les cellules de garde du stomate d'aiguilles d'un an se dégradent du bas vers le haut dans la couronne chez les arbres dépérissants.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología vegetal
DEF

[Dícese de] lo que se sitúa por encima del estomio en los helechos.

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Record 3 2001-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

Stomata confined to lower epidermis [of a leaf].

CONT

Stomata are commonly found on leaves, and often on stems as well. Certain terminology is associated with their location; if they occur on both surfaces of a leaf, the plant is amphistomatic; if they occur on the upper surface only, it is epistomatic; and lower surface only is hypostomatic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Qualifie une feuille possédant des stomates seulement sur la face inférieure.

CONT

[...] les stomates peuvent être répartis : soit seulement sur la face inférieure («hypostomatiques») avec parfois quelques stomates sur la face supérieure près de l'apex ; soit de façon sensiblement égale sur les 2 faces («amphistomatiques») [...]

CONT

Les feuilles des cultivars «Exotica» et «Golden king» sont hypostomatiques.

Spanish

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