Xylem hydraulic characteristics, water relations and wood anatomy of the resurrection plant Myrothamnus flabellifolius Welw

Annals of Botany

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 567-575

  Sherwin, Heather W ^a   Pammenter, N W ^b   February, Ed ^c   Vander Willigen, Clare ^b   Farrant, Jill M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Desiccation; Hydraulic conductivity; Myrothamnus flabellifolius; Refilling; Resurrection plant; Root pressure; Xylem anatomy

Indexed keywords

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MYROTHAMNUS FLABELLIFOLIUS; SELAGINELLA PILIFERA;

EID: 0031835032     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1998.0590     Document Type: Article

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