Leaf epidermal characters of diagnostic value in the identification of woody plants of the western Chaco
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n illustrated description of the leaf epidermis of 36 woody species present in the Western Chaco of Argentina (Salta Province) is presented. It includes a key for the identification of leaf fragments found in the faeces and in the stomach and ruminal contents of herbivores. The main characters used for the identification of plant fragments were cell walls, trichomes, stomata, and cuticular ornamentation.
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