Cambial anatomy and absence of rays in the stem of Boerhaavia species (Nyctaginaceae)

Annales Botanici Fennici

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 131-135

  Rajput, Kishore S ^a   Rao, Karumanchi S ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

Boerhaavia; Plant anatomy; Raylessness; Vascular cambium

Indexed keywords

BOERHAAVIA DIFFUSA; BOERHAAVIA REPENDA; BOERHAAVIA VERTICILLATA;

EID: 0031949048     PISSN: 00033847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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