Original paper

Wood and bark phytoliths of West African woody plants

Volume: 434, Pages: 142 - 159
Published: Apr 1, 2017
Abstract
Long-term wood anatomical research has shown that 10% of the world's trees and shrubs produce silica in their wood, but silica production in bark had never been systematically investigated. We present here the results of the first comprehensive study on phytoliths in bark and compare them with data on wood phytoliths. We studied 103 bark samples from 92 species and 35 wood samples from 31 species mainly distributed in the West African savannas,...
Paper Details
Title
Wood and bark phytoliths of West African woody plants
Published Date
Apr 1, 2017
Volume
434
Pages
142 - 159
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