Aggregate rays in the xylem of the dicotyledons with emphasis on the species of Nothofagus indigenous to New Zealand

This thesis investigates the aggregate rays present in the xylem of the New Zealand species of Nothofagus, and compares them with those present in other genera, particularly Fagus and Dracophyllum. The ontogeny of aggregate rays is investigated, and shown to be a feature largely of the 'leaf-ga...

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Main Author: Dickson, Alan R.
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Botany 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/7225