Wood anatomical characters of the Egyptian Tamarix L. species and its taxonomic significance | ||
| Taeckholmia | ||
| Article 3, Volume 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 115-125 PDF (462.33 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/taec.1999.12640 | ||
| Author | ||
| Nahed Waly* | ||
| The Herbarium, Faculty of Science Cairo University, Giza 12613 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The secondary xylem elements show apparent constancy in their characters among the indiginous species of Tamarix. These characters were studied to evaluate their taxonomic importance. The characters of vessels (width in cross section and number/mm2) were found important at the sectional level, while characters of rays and fiber thikness could be important for the distinction of certain species. Wood anatomical characters were found useful for the identification of Tamarix species when reliable morphological characters such as flowers and fruits are not available. In this respect, such characters would be useful for the identification of archaeological worked, non-worked wood material and charcoal. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Tamarix; Egypt; Wood anatomy; Taxonomy | ||
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