The anatomy and chemistry of the colour bands of grasstree stems (Xanthorrhoea preissii) used for plant age and fire history determination

Annals of Botany

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 605-612

  Colangelo, Wendy I ^a   Lamont, Byron B ^a   Jones, Anthea S ^a   Ward, David J ^a   Bombardieri, Sandro ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age determination; Fire history; Grasstrees; Growth rings; Leaf anatomy; Leaf bases; Monocotyledon; Naphthoquinone; Resin; Tannin; Vascular bundles; Xanthorrhoea

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ANATOMY; FIRE HISTORY;

LILIOPSIDA; XANTHORRHOEA;

LAPACHOL; NAPHTHOQUINONE; PLANT RESIN; TANNIN;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FIRE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; PLANT STEM; TIME;

ANGIOSPERMS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FIRES; HYDROLYZABLE TANNINS; NAPHTHOQUINONES; PIGMENTATION; PLANT STEMS; RESINS, PLANT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036559285     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcf073     Document Type: Article

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