Stem Anatomy of Dalbergia and Diospyros Species from Madagascar with a Special Focus on Wood Identification /

• Main Authors: Ravaomanalina, Bako Harisoa (Author), Crivellaro, Alan (Author), Schweingruber, Fritz Hans (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Forest products.; Plant anatomy.; Plant development.; Life Sciences.; Plant Anatomy/Development.; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.; Wood Science & Technology.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.

This atlas offers anatomical descriptions of 19 Dalbergia and 31 Diospyros species, most of them endemic to Madagascar. Each species is illustrated with color micrographs of double-stained sections through the xylem, bark, and pith of stems, branches, and twigs. Further, a photograph of each plant a...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Materials and Methods
• Definition of Anatomical Features
• Identification Keys
• Dalbergia
• Diospyros
• References
• Index of Species and Families.