Discovery of vessels in Tetracentron (Trochodendraceae) and its systematic significance

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 267, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 155-161

  Ren, Y ^a   Chen, L ^a   Tian, X H ^a   Zhang, X H ^a   Lu, A M ^b  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Perforation plate; Pit membrane remnant; Tetracentron; Vessel

Indexed keywords

TETRACENTRON; TETRACENTRON SINENSE; TROCHODENDRACEAE;

EID: 34548651672     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-007-0563-9     Document Type: Article

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