"ray-intrusive" laticifers in species of Croton section Cyclostigma (Euphorbiaceae)

IAWA Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-148

  Wiedenhoeft, Alex C ^a   Riina, Ricarda ^b   Berry, Paul E ^b  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Articulated; Croton; Euphorbiaceae; Laticifer; Non articulated; Section Cyclostigma; Wood anatomy

Indexed keywords

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE;

EID: 67249132811     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90000209     Document Type: Article

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