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- Title
- <em>Oreocereus celsianus</em> growing in the altiplano of northern Argentina
- Author
- James D. Mauseth University of Texas Department of Integrative Biology Austin Texas 78712 USA j.mauseth@mail.utexas.edu
- Keywords
- Cactaceae, Cactus, Evolution, Vessel, Water Stress, Wood
- Description
- BSA Plant Images Online -
- Plants of Oreocereus celsianus growing in the altiplano of northern Argentina at an altitude of 4000 m. These cacti have dimorphic wood. While young and small they produce a soft spongy wood and the body is supported by turgor. When older, taller, and heavier they produce a fibrous wood strong wnough to support the body.
- Additional data
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license: http://images.botany.org/index.html#license
- Collection
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Ecology
- Botanical Name
- <em>Oreocereus celsianus</em>
- Location Area
- Northern Argentina
- Location Country
- Argentina
- End User Role
- Teacher, Learner
- Link URL
- http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/6/815
- Link Title
- Presence of paratracheal water storage tissue does not alter vessel characters in cactus wood
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