Wood anatomy of the vanguerieae (Ixoroideae-Rubiaceae), with special emphasis on some geofrutices
Wood anatomy of the vanguerieae (Ixoroideae-Rubiaceae), with special emphasis on some geofrutices
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vanguerieae (Ixoroideae-Rubiaceae) 的木材解剖学,特别强调一些 geofrutices
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2000
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E. Smets
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F. Lens;S. Jansen;E. Robbrecht;E. Smets
The Vanguerieae is a tribe consisting of about 500 species ordered in 27 genera. Although this tribe is mainly represented in Africa and Madagascar, Vanguerieae also occur in tropical Asia, Australia, and the isles of the Pacific Ocean. This study gives a detailed wood anatomical description of 34 species of 15 genera based on LM and SEM observations. The secondary xylem is homogeneous throughout the tribe and fits well into the Ixoroideae s.l. on the basis of fibre-tracheids and diffuse to diffuse-in-aggregates axial parenchyma. The Vanguerieae include numerous geofrutices that are characterised by massive woody branched or unbranched underground parts and slightly ramified unbranched aboveground twigs. The underground structures of geofrutices are not homologous; a central pith is found in three species (Fadogia schmitzii, Pygmaeothamnus zeyheri and Tapiphyllum cinerascens var. laetum), while Fadogiella stigmatoloba shows central primary xylem which is characteristic of roots. Comparison of underground versus aboveground wood shows anatomical differences in vessel diameter and in the quantity of parenchyma and fibres.