Wood anatomy of Capparis spinosa from an ecological perspective

IAWA Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 419-429

  Psaras, G K ^a   Sofroniou, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Capparis spinosa; Ecological wood anatomy

Indexed keywords

CAPPARIS; CAPPARIS SPINOSA;

EID: 0032803670     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90001567     Document Type: Article

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