What is disjunctive xylem parenchyma? A case study of the African tropical hardwood Okoubaka aubrevillei (Santalaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1399-1408

  Kitin, Peter ^a   Beeckman, Hans ^a   Fujii, Tomoyuki ^b   Funada, Ryo ^c   Noshiro, Shuichi ^b   Abe, Hisashi ^b  

^a ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^b FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Disjunctive cell wall; Okoubaka aubrevillei; Santalaceae; Wood formation; Wood structure; Xylem parenchyma

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DICOTYLEDON; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MORPHOLOGY; WOOD; XYLEM;

OKOUBAKA AUBREVILLEI; SANTALACEAE;

EID: 69249215322     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0800355     Document Type: Article

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