Root hemiparasitism in a West African rainforest tree Okoubaka aubrevillei (Santalaceae)

New Phytologist

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 487-493

  Veenendaal, E M ^a   Abebrese, I K ^b   Walsh, M F ^c   Swaine, M D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foliar nutrients; Hemiparasite; Leaf water potential; Rain forest tree; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

ENTANDROPHRAGMA; ENTANDROPHRAGMA ANGOLENSE; MACROCARPA; OKOUBAKA; OKOUBAKA AUBREVILLEI; PERICOPSIS; PERICOPSIS ELATA; PTERYGOTA; PTERYGOTA MACROCARPA; SANTALACEAE; TIEGHEMELLA HECKELII; FABACEAE;

HEMIPARASITE; NUTRIENT; ROOT HEMIPARASITE;

AFRICA, (WEST);

EID: 0030424958     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1996.tb04366.x     Document Type: Article

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