The secretory apparatus of Xerophyta viscosa (Velloziaceae): Epidermis anatomy and chemical composition of the secretory product

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 204, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 561-568

  Naidoo, Gonasageran ^a   Kaliamoorthy, Seventhilingam ^b   Naidoo, Yougasphree ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Diterpenes; Essential oils; Lipophilic material; Phytotoxin; Resurrection plant; Secretory cavity

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CYTOLOGY; HERB; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SECRETION;

SELAGINELLA PILIFERA; VELLOZIACEAE; XEROPHYTA VISCOSA;

EID: 70149115015     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2008.07.008     Document Type: Article

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