Micro-morphology and anatomy of Turbinicarpus (Cactaceae) spines

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 119-128

  Mosco, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fibers; Sclerenchyma; Spine anatomy; Spine micro morphology

Indexed keywords

CACTACEAE; TURBINICARPUS;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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