Wood anatomy of the neotropical Sapotaceae : XVI. Paralabatia

Bohumil Francis Kukachka

doi:10.2737/FPL-RP-360

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Wood anatomy of the neotropical Sapotaceae : XVI. Paralabatia

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Authors:

Bohumil Francis Kukachka

Year:

1980

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/FPL-RP-360

Source:

Research Paper FPL-RP-360. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 6 pages

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Abstract

Paralabatia is a small genus of five or six species ranging from the Amazon to the West Indies. From the anatomical standpoint the genus as constituted by Aubréville forms a group of closely related species. In marked contrast the four species cited by Baehni belong to four different anatomical groups. The woods of Paralabatia are somewhat similar to those of Neoxythece but can be readily distinguished by the smaller pores and shorter vessel members characteristic of Paralabatia.

Keywords

Sapotaceae, wood anatomy, Paralabatia, Penteniodendron, Sideroxylon, Micropholis, Paramicropholis, Mastichodendron, Pouteria, specific gravity

Citation

Kukachka, Bohumil Francis. 1980. Wood anatomy of the neotropical Sapotaceae : XVI. Paralabatia. Research Paper FPL-RP-360. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 6 pages