Abstract
A simple method of wood anatomical discrimination of chosenia (Salix arbitifolia) from Populus and other Salix species (Salicaceae) is proposed. The wood rays in chosenia are intermediate in their structural traits between the typical rays of Populus and Salix. The maximum number of rows of vessel-ray pits on contact ray cells is < 4 in Populus, and > 4 in all Salix species, including S. arbutifolia. This is a reliable diagnostic character for demarcation between these two genera. Among Salix species, S. arbutifolia can be distinguished by the occurrence of more elongated procumbent ray cells (which are 2.1 times or more longer radially than vertically) in marginal rows. The maximum number of rows of vessel-ray pits on contact cells, the maximum radial size of cells in non-marginal rows, and the maximum vertical size of cells in marginal rows are additional diagnostic traits for discrimination of other Salix species from chosenia.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 31-37 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Botanica Pacifica |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Keywords
- chosenia
- Populus
- Populus
- rays
- Salix
- Salix
- wood anatomy
- анатомия древесины
- лучи
- чозения
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Ecology
- Plant Science