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Formation and structure of reaction wood in Buxus microphylla var. insularis Nakai
Authors:N Yoshizawa  M Satoh  S Yokota  T Idei
Institution:(1) Forest Products Division Department of Forest Science Faculty of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University, 321 Utsunomiya, Japan
Abstract:Summary Anatomical differences in xylem between the upper and lower sides formed in the inclined stems of Buxus microphylla with different angular displacement from the vertical were examined microscopically. B. microphylla exhibited a pronounced growth promotion on the lower side of the inclined stems. Formation of tension wood (gelatinous fibers) was not observed. Xylem formed on the lower side showed some interesting features resembling the compression wood formed in gymnosperms. The reaction wood tracheids and vessels showed an excessive lignification in their secondary walls but lacked both helical cavities and an S3 layer, features that were almost the same as those of primitive gymnosperms. These results indicate that B. microphylla has an ability to form compression wood, suggesting that in the genus Buxus a different mechanism in the conducting elements was developed in the phylogenetic evolution.The first author would like to express his sincere thanks to Dr. T. E. Timell, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, New York, for his invaluable suggestions in connection with this research
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