Stem vascular architecture in the American climbing palm Desmoncus (Arecaceae-Arecoideae-Bactridinae)

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 243-254

  Tomlinson, P Barry ^a,b   Zimmermann, Martin H ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Monocotyledons; Stem anatomy; Vessel dysfunction; Woody lianes; Xylem continuity

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CLIMBING PLANT; STEM; XYLEM;

ARECACEAE; ARECOIDEAE; BACTRIDINAE; CALAMUS ROTANG; DESMONCUS; LILIOPSIDA; RHAPIS EXCELSA;

EID: 0037810673     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8339.2003.00174.x     Document Type: Article

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