Wood vessel diameter is related to elevation and genotype in the Hawaiian tree Metrosideros polymorpha (Myrtaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 709-715

  Fisher, Jack B ^a   Goldstein, Guillermo ^b   Jones, Tim J ^b   Cordell, Susan ^c  

^a FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN   (United States)

^b University of Miami   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Altitude; Cold tolerance; Ecological wood anatomy; Elevation; Metrosideros; Myrtaceae; Xylem vessel diameter

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ELEVATION; EVERGREEN TREE; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; WOOD; XYLEM;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

METROSIDEROS; METROSIDEROS POLYMORPHA; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 34250697667     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.94.5.709     Document Type: Article

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