Claim · model-written summary
Okoubaka aubrevillei has seeds averaging 101 g fresh mass.
- Taxon
- Okoubaka aubrevillei
Okoubaka aubrevilleie0 - Outcome
- seede0
- Value
- 101 ge0
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Verbatim
e0“We studied hemiparasitism in Okoubaka aubrevillei Pellegr. & Normand (Santalaceae), an uncommon West African rainforest tree of widespread distribution (Ivory Coast to Zaire) which attains heights of up to 40 m. It has a very large seed (mean fresh mass of 101 g)”
Title
Root hemiparasitism in a West African rainforest treeOkoubaka aubrevillei(Santalaceae)
E. M. VEENENDAAL; I. K. ABEBRESE; M. F. WALSH; et al. New Phytologist 1996. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.1996.tb04366.x
Other claims from this paper (13)
- Observation Okoubaka aubrevillei seedlings accumulated biomass slowly.
- Observation Okoubaka aubrevillei seedlings became hemiparasitic within six months beside Entandrophragma angolense seedlings.
- Observation Okoubaka aubrevillei seedlings became hemiparasitic beside Pericopsis elata seedlings.
- Observation Okoubaka aubrevillei seedlings became hemiparasitic beside Pterygota macrocarpa seedlings.
- Observation Okoubaka aubrevillei seedlings became hemiparasitic beside Tieghemella heckelii seedlings.
- Observation Pterygota macrocarpa was among the most infected hosts.
- Observation Pericopsis elata was among the most infected hosts.
- Observation Midday leaf water potential of Okoubaka aubrevillei was at least 2 MPa lower than that of host seedlings.
- Observation Stomatal conductance was low, reaching a maximum of 111 mmol m 2 s ‐1.
- Observation After one year hemiparasitism had no significant effect on Okoubaka aubrevillei growth.
- Observation After one year hemiparasitism had no significant effect on Okoubaka aubrevillei nutrient status.
- Observation The two most infected host species showed increased mortality or reduced growth.
- Observation Foliar element concentrations were unaffected in surviving host plants.