The possible function of buttresses in Caryocar nuciferum (Caryocaraceae) in Guyana: Ecological and wood anatomical observations

IAWA Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 415-431

  Ter Steege, Hans ^a,b   Ter Welle, Ben J H ^b   Laming, Peter B ^c  

^a Tropenbos Guyana Programme   (Guyana)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Buttresses; Caryocar nuciferum; Caryocaraceae; Ecology; Growth stresses; Reaction wood; Root wood; Stem wood; Tension wood

Indexed keywords

CARYOCAR NUCIFERUM;

EID: 0031468443     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90001507     Document Type: Article

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