Stomatal Traits are Evolutionarily Associated with Vein Density in Basal Angiosperms

ZHANG Ya; YANG Shi-Jian; SUN Mei; CAO Kun-Fang

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1142.2014.40320

Plant Science Journal > 2014 > 32(4): 320-328. > DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1142.2014.40320 CSTR: 32231.14.SP.J.1142.2014.40320

ZHANG Ya, YANG Shi-Jian, SUN Mei, CAO Kun-Fang. Stomatal Traits are Evolutionarily Associated with Vein Density in Basal Angiosperms[J]. Plant Science Journal, 2014, 32(4): 320-328. DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1142.2014.40320

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Stomatal Traits are Evolutionarily Associated with Vein Density in Basal Angiosperms

ZHANG Ya^1,2,
YANG Shi-Jian^1,2,
SUN Mei^1,2,
CAO Kun-Fang^1,3, ,

1. Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China;
2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
3. State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Forestry, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, China

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Received Date: March 16, 2014
Revised Date: April 07, 2014
Available Online: November 01, 2022
Published Date: August 29, 2014

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Plant leaves reach water balance by evaporative water loss through stomata and water supply from leaf veins. However,it is still unclear whether water supply and transpiration demand maintained balance during the evolution of basal angiosperms. In the present study,we measured stomatal density,stomatal length,vein density and leaf thickness from 11 basal angiosperm species and applied phylogenetically independent contrasts,combined with phylogenetic trees,to detect correlated-evolution between traits. Our results showed that along the evolutionary direction,stomatal density and vein density increased gradually while stomatal length and leaf thickness expressed a declining trend; whether phylogeny was considered or not,stomatal density was positively correlated with vein density,indicating their correlated-evolution,and supporting the hypothesis that leaf water balance existed in basal angiosperms; leaf thickness was correlated significantly with both stomatal traits and vein density; however,after removing the phylogenetic effect,these correlations disappeared,indicating non-correlated evolution between these traits. The results of the present study revealed that the maintenance of the balance between water demand and supply,and even CO₂ supply,drove the evolution of leaf structure and function in basal angiosperms.
- Basal angiosperms,
- Evolutionary association,
- Stomatal density,
- Vein density,
- Water balance

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