Stem anatomical characteristics of the climbing palm Desmoncus orthacanthos (Arecaceae) under two natural growth conditions in a tropical forest
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RBT56352022-06-06T18:22:59Z Stem anatomical characteristics of the climbing palm Desmoncus orthacanthos (Arecaceae) under two natural growth conditions in a tropical forest Stem anatomical characteristics of the climbing palm Desmoncus orthacanthos (Arecaceae) under two natural growth conditions in a tropical forest Quiroz, Joaquín Orellana, Roger Canto, Gabriel Rebollar, Silvia Herrera Franco, Pedro Desmoncus orthacanthos anatomía del tallo palmas trepadoras condiciones de crecimiento stem anatomy climbing palms growth conditions Desmoncus orthacanthos is a Neotropical climbing palm that resembles rattan and therefore has similar potential applications. The genus Desmoncus (subfamily Arecoideae, subtribe Bactridinae) is distributed throughout the Americas, from Veracruz, Mexico, to Brazil and Bolivia. The anatomical characteristics of its support tissue have not been thoroughly studied, although some observations from Central American artisans suggest that the stems collected from undisturbed sites possess better characteristics; these include a good capacity to withstand bending without breaking (i.e. higher fracture strength than plants from disturbed sites). Stem samples were collected from individuals from disturbed and undisturbed sites, at three points along the length of the stem (basal, medium and apical). Collections were made of one ramet from five individuals (n=5) at both sites. Each ramet was divided into three sections: basal, from soil surface to a height of 0.5 m; medium, from a height of 0.5 to 5.0 m; and apical, from a height 5.0 to 10.0 m. An anatomical analysis including vascular bundles, parenchyma elements and fibers was performed in the radial direction and also along the longitudinal direction of the stems. The amount of vascular bundles was greater for samples from undisturbed site stems; the amount of parenchyma cells differ between samples from both sites and the amount of fibers was greater for samples from disturbed site stems. The anatomical structural dimensions were smaller for samples from the undisturbed site stems. These findings partially confirm the artisans? belief and supports the conclusion that microclimatic conditions affect plant anatomical structure. Universidad de Costa Rica 2008-06-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article Text application/pdf https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5635 10.15517/rbt.v56i2.5635 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 56 No. 2 (2008): Volume 56 – Regular number 2 – June 2008; 937–949 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 56 Núm. 2 (2008): Volumen 56 – Número regular 2 – Junio 2008; 937–949 Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 56 N.º 2 (2008): Volume 56 – Regular number 2 – June 2008; 937–949 2215-2075 0034-7744 10.15517/rbt.v56i2 eng https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5635/5379 Copyright (c) 2008 Revista de Biología Tropical http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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Quiroz, Joaquín Orellana, Roger Canto, Gabriel Rebollar, Silvia Herrera Franco, Pedro |
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Quiroz, Joaquín Orellana, Roger Canto, Gabriel Rebollar, Silvia Herrera Franco, Pedro Stem anatomical characteristics of the climbing palm Desmoncus orthacanthos (Arecaceae) under two natural growth conditions in a tropical forest |
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Quiroz, Joaquín Orellana, Roger Canto, Gabriel Rebollar, Silvia Herrera Franco, Pedro |
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Quiroz, Joaquín |
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Stem anatomical characteristics of the climbing palm Desmoncus orthacanthos (Arecaceae) under two natural growth conditions in a tropical forest |
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Stem anatomical characteristics of the climbing palm Desmoncus orthacanthos (Arecaceae) under two natural growth conditions in a tropical forest |
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Stem anatomical characteristics of the climbing palm Desmoncus orthacanthos (Arecaceae) under two natural growth conditions in a tropical forest |
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Stem anatomical characteristics of the climbing palm Desmoncus orthacanthos (Arecaceae) under two natural growth conditions in a tropical forest |
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Stem anatomical characteristics of the climbing palm Desmoncus orthacanthos (Arecaceae) under two natural growth conditions in a tropical forest |
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stem anatomical characteristics of the climbing palm desmoncus orthacanthos (arecaceae) under two natural growth conditions in a tropical forest |
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Stem anatomical characteristics of the climbing palm Desmoncus orthacanthos (Arecaceae) under two natural growth conditions in a tropical forest |
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Universidad de Costa Rica |
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2008 |
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