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Paper Finding: Between species, % BS,cp and % M,cp were significantly highest and lowest, respectively, in A. semialata.
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Paper Context: Across the four study-species, chloroplasts occupied 15-30% of the BS (% BS,cp ), and 8-14% of the mesophyll (% M,cp ) (Figs 1, 3G, H; Supplementary Video S1). Between species, % BS,cp and % M,cp were significantly highest and lowest, respectively, in A. semialata. Leaf thickness ranged from 100 to 250 µm, with veins spaced 100-140 µm apart on average (Figs 1, 3A, B) .