Abstract
Anatomy and development of vascular tissues in the annual stems of Croton glandulosus var. septentrionalis are described. In primary stages of growth the stem possesses a eustele of bicollateral bundles; international phloem is notably more extensive than the external. In addition to a vascular cambium and secondary xylem that form in the usual fashion, additional cambia add cells to the internal phloem portion of the bicollateral bundles, forming well-marked medullary bundles at the perimeter of the pith. At first, the perimedullary cambial strands produce only internal secondary phloem; later, internal secondary xylem is present, the medullary bundles have an inverted orientation, i.e., phloem innermost (towards centre of pith) and xylem outermost (near protoxylem). Cells of the medullary bundles include sieve tube elements, vessel elements, and fibres. Normal (external) secondary phloem is weakly developed. Normal secondary xylem contains short vessel elements with simple perforation plates and alternate intervascular pits, libriform fibres, narrow heterocellular rays, and lacks axial parenchyma.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1994
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 1994, International Association of Wood Anatomists. This article first appeared in IAWA Journal: 15 (1994), 51-63.
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Recommended Citation
Hayden, Sheila M., and W. John Hayden. "Stem Development, Medullary Bundles, and Wood Anatomy of Croton Glandulosus var. Septentrionalis (Euphorbiaceae)." IAWA Journal 15 (1994): 51-63.
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