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Chambered crystal strands in the wood of Caesalpiniaceae
Author(s) -
Ranjani K.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
feddes repertorium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1522-239X
pISSN - 0014-8962
DOI - 10.1002/fedr.19911020106
Subject(s) - crystal (programming language) , calcium oxalate , calcium oxalate crystals , morphology (biology) , distribution (mathematics) , botany , oxalate , mineralogy , chemistry , crystallography , biology , paleontology , mathematics , inorganic chemistry , computer science , mathematical analysis , programming language
Root and stem woods of 29 taxa of Caesalpiniaceae were studied in detail with respect to the crystal strands. Although the crystals were of Calcium oxalate nature, variations were recorded in the presence or absence and, if present, in the density of distribution, height, number of constituent cells and pattern of distribution (among other wood tissues) of the crystal strands. The true morphology of the crystal strand is also discussed.