1905 F. E. Clements Res. MethodsEcol. iii. 140The slight development of hairs in sciophilous plants is an advantage.
1932 Fuller & Conard tr. Braun-Blanquet's PlantSociol. v. 107In general the lower layers of stratified communities..are designated as sciophilous.
1905 F. E. Clements Res. MethodsEcol. iii. 144 (heading)Heliophytes and sciophytes.
1947 R. F. Daubenmire Plants & Environment v. 234Sciophytes may be at a disadvantage in full sunlight if they cannot manufacture chlorophyll at a rapid rate.
1974 Nature 23 Aug. 623/1 For many years it has been conventional to classify plants into sun-demanding (heliophytes) and shade-requiring (sciophytes).
1976 Ibid. 22 July 281/1We provide evidence for the existence of ‘sun’ (heliophytic) and ‘shade’ (sciophytic) differences in the net photosynthesis-radiant flux intensity response of individuals of one coral species..on the same lagoon.
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