Comparative anatomy vs mechanistic understanding: how to interpret the diameter-vulnerability link

F Lens, SM Gleason, G Bortolami, C Brodersen… - IAWA Journal, 2023 - brill.com
Results from comparative and ecological wood anatomy combined with a number of
experimental studies on plant hydraulics have led to a pervasive and longstanding …

Speciation and evolution of growth form in Adesmia DC (Dalbergieae, Fabaceae): the relevance of Andean uplift and aridification

F Pérez, N Lavandero, LF Hinojosa… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The Andean uplift and the concomitant aridification drove the rapid diversification of several
plant lineages that were able to colonize warmer and drier habitats at low elevations and …

Comparative wood anatomy and origin of woodiness in subfamilies Secamonoideae and Asclepiadoideae (Apocynaceae)

V Beckers, A Rapini, E Smets, F Lens - Taxon, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Apocynaceae subfamilies Secamonoideae and Asclepiadoideae have
undergone several transitions during their evolution with regard to growth form and degree …

[HTML][HTML] Raylessness and paedomorphosis: losses and gains of xylem rays en route from procambium to vascular cambium

KE Frankiewicz, AA Oskolski - IAWA Journal, 2023 - brill.com
A recurring motif of Carlquist's work is the identification of traits typical for primary xylem of
angiosperms as a whole, but found in the secondary xylem of certain species. These traits …

[HTML][HTML] Secondarily woody Lobostemon and Echium (Boraginaceae) from two Mediterranean-climate biodiversity hotspots share similar wood anatomies

KE Frankiewicz, N Velani, R Manuel, T Lyner… - South African Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Lobostemon (Boraginaceae) comprises 28 shrubby species closely related to the
herbaceous genus Echiostachys. Both are native to the Greater Cape Floristic Region of …

Stem anatomy of Apioideae (Apiaceae): effects of habit and reproductive strategy

KE Frankiewicz, AA Oskolski, JP Reduron, Ł Banasiak… - IAWA Journal, 2021 - brill.com
Apioideae is the biggest and the most diverse of four subfamilies recognised within
Apiaceae. Except for a few, likely derived, woody clades, most representatives of this …

Ontogenesis and variation of wood 'parenchymatization'in Cochlospermum vitifolium (Bixaceae)

MV Alvarado, T Terrazas - IAWA Journal, 2024 - brill.com
Axial parenchyma proliferation (non-lignified parenchyma) in wood has been characterized
for only a few species. In the present study, we characterized the proliferation, ontogeny, and …

Macroevolutionary trends and diversification dynamics in Atripliceae (Amaranthaceae sl, Chenopodioideae): a first approach

NF Brignone, R Pozner, SS Denham - Annals of Botany, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background and aims Atripliceae evolved and diversified by dispersals and radiations
across continents in both hemispheres, colonizing similar semi-arid, saline–alkaline …