dhaas at CHI1.UNCFSU.EDU (david haas) wrote:
>Dear Plant Edders,
>Does anyone know the names of any C-4 woody plants? I would think there
>should be some but I'm not familiar with any. A student brought up this
>question in class today. Thought it would be a good one for this group.
>Thanx
>D. Haas
Given that C4 plants tend to be monocotyledons (e.g sugar cane, maize,
Spartina anglica) and require anatomical changes to leaf structure
(i.e. Kranz anatomy), I suppose the "trees" you are thinking about
must be bamboo species.
John Penny
