New Zealand Journal of Botany abstracts

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Occurrence of warts in the vessel elements and fibres of New Zealand woods

J. OHTANI
B. A. MEYLAN

Physics and Engineering Laboratory
DSIR, Private Bag, Lower Hutt, New Zealand

B. G. BUTTERFIELD

Department of Botany, University of Canterbury Private Bag, Christchurch, New Zealand

AbstractThe vessel elements and fibres of 203 New Zealand woody species from 81 genera belonging to 52 dicotyledonous families were examined for the presence or absence of warts. During the survey warts were found to be present in 55 species from 20 genera belonging to 12 families but were absent or rarely present in the remainder. With the exception of Pseudopanax and Coprosma the presence or absence of warts was consistent within all the species that were examined of the same genus.

KeywordsScanning electron microscopy; warts; vestures; vessel elements; wood fibres; dicotyledonous wood; anatomy; New Zealand flora

Received 2 April 1983, revision 11 July 1983
New Zealand Journal of Botany, 1983, Vol. 21: 359-372 0028-825X/83/2104-0359$2.50/0 © Crown copyright 1983

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