Vessel elements of two thelypteroid ferns-part I
Abstract Background Hydraulically efficient xylem was evolved in the vascular plants as an apomorphy of the group. Main xylem components involved in water conduction are tracheid and vessel. Vessels, in which two ends are perforated, constituted major evolutionary innovation within vascular plants,...
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| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Botanical Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40529-020-0281-y |