Evolution of extreme xeromorphic characters in wood: A study of nine evolutionary lines in Cactaceae

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 209-218

  Mauseth, J D ^a   Plemons Rodriguez, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cactaceae; Evolution; Vessel; Water stress; Wood; Xeromorphic; Xylem

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; EVOLUTION; XEROPHYTE;

CACTACEAE; PERESKIA;

EID: 0032228819     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446308     Document Type: Article

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