Growth, development, and systematics of ferns: Does botrychium s.l. (Ophioglossales) really produce secondary xylem?

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 414-423

  Rothwell, Gar W ^a   Karrfalt, Eric E ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Botrychium; Fern; Ophioglossales; Radial metaxylem; Secondary cortex; Secondary growth

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; FERN; GROWTH; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MATURATION; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; RHIZOME; TAXONOMY; XYLEM;

BOTRYCHIUM; BOTRYCHIUM DISSECTUM; BOTRYCHIUM VIRGINIANUM; FILICOPHYTA; OPHIOGLOSSALES; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 43049085917     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.95.4.414     Document Type: Article

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