Anatomy of the vessel network within and between tree rings of Fraxinus lanuginosa (Oleaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 779-788

  Kitin, Peter B ^a   Fujii, Tomoyuki ^a   Abe, Hisashi ^a   Funada, Ryo ^b,c  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bordered pit; Fraxinus lanuginosa; Hydraulic architecture; Resin casting; Ring porous wood; Vessels

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURE; TREE; XYLEM;

FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS LANUGINOSA; OLEACEAE;

EID: 31944437264     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.91.6.779     Document Type: Article

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