Structural variations in root and stem wood of Styrax (Styracaceae) from Brazilian forest and cerrado

IAWA Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-188

  Machado, Silvia Rodrigues ^a   Rodella, Roberto Antonio ^a   Angyalossy, Veronica ^b   Marcati, Carmen Regina ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Root; Secondary xylem; Stem; Styracaceae; Styrax; Wood anatomy

Indexed keywords

STYRACACEAE; STYRAX; STYRAX CAMPORUM; STYRAX LEPROSUS; STYRAX MARTII;

EID: 34249777797     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90001632     Document Type: Article

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