| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2180184 | Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The tube systems known to exist in tracheophytes are xylem, phloem and laticifers which are composed of living or non-living cells and secretory ducts/canals and aerenchyma that is of schizogenous or lysigenous origin. Here, we describe a novel type of tube network of unknown function that ramifies through the olive tree bark and is composed of groups of apparently empty, anastomosing tubules interrupted by perforated plates; side openings of the tubules connect them to the intercellular spaces of the cortex.
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Authors
George Kyriakis, Costas Fasseas,