Abstract
The presence of two different types of fibres in the wood of the subfamily Phyllanthoideae
(Euphorbiaceae) is recorded: type I in which the fibres have moderately thick walls, a clearly defined
lumen cavity and a normal birefringence pattern, and type I1 in which the walls are very thick, have
no lumen cavity and a birefringence pattern suggesting an absence of an S3 layer. The genera fall
into three groups: those containing type I only, those with type II only, and those with both type I
and type II. The fibre type in this family appears to be of taxonomic significance.
Subject
Plant Science,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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12 articles.
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