Plant from a dry climate capable of conserving water for longer that other plants, due to structural adaptations like dense pubescence, thick epidermis and resin cover which delay transpiration. Certain mangrove plants are also xerophytes, because water absorption is hindered by excess of salt.
Leaf: Plant organ of energy production. Light reaching the green part of the leaf initiated the process of photosynthesis (sepals, petals, tendrils and bracts are modified leaves); structure that arises from a shoot or stem and whose primary function the production of nourishment through photosynthesis, typically constituted by blade, petiole, sheath and a pair of stipules, but any of these parts may be missing.
