A morpho-anatomical characterisation of Myrothamnus moschatus (Myrothamnaceae) under the aspect of desiccation tolerance

Plant Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 537-541

  Korte, N ^a   Porembski, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Madagascar; Micro computed tomography; Myrothamnus flabellifolius; Rock outcrops

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; CYTOLOGY; DESICCATION; DICOTYLEDON; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; HOME RANGE; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; OUTCROP; SHRUB; SURVIVAL; TOLERANCE;

ADAPTATION; ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; DEHYDRATION; HISTOLOGY; MADAGASCAR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANGIOSPERMS; DEHYDRATION; MADAGASCAR; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS;

MADAGASCAR;

DICOTYLEDONEAE; LILIOPSIDA; MYROTHAMNACEAE; MYROTHAMNUS FLABELLIFOLIUS; MYROTHAMNUS MOSCHATUS;

EID: 84859428485     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2011.00546.x     Document Type: Article

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