Wood Anatomy of the Neotropical Sapotaceae. XII. Neoxythece.
Abstract
The genus Neoxythece consists of a small number of species concentrated in the Amazon and northern South America with a single species native to the West Indies. Anatomically and physically, the woods investigated here appear to be a very closely related group. The woods are light brown, very heavy, and characterized anatomically by their narrow banded parenchyma, pores in radial-echelon arrangement, abundant vascular tracheids, long vessel members, and the presence of silica in the wood rays. Woods of Caramuri could not be anatomically distinguished from Neoxythece and have been included in the latter. It seems likely that Pseudoxythece of Aubreville will also be reduced to synonomy. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA080869
Entities
People
- B. F. Kukachka
Organizations
- Forest Products Laboratory