Claim · model-written summary
The authors related large root vessel apertures, developed wood parenchyma, and water cells to drought resistance.
- Taxon
- Portulacaria afra
Portulacaria afrat0 - Organ / stage
- roots,stems and leavese0
- Outcome
- drought resistancee0
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Verbatim
e0“Some characteristics were relative to drought resistance such as bigger aperture of catheter and developed wood parenchyma of roots,many water cells in roots,stems and leaves.”
t0“Portulacaria afra”
Title
Study on Anatomical Structure of Vegetative Organs of Portulacaria afra
Xiaoyun Zhou Northern Horticulture 2013
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Observation Roots and stems showed secondary growth, producing periderm and secondary vascular tissue.
- Observation Large water cells occurred in root and stem cortex, stem pith, and leaf mesophyll.
- Observation Abnormally stained cells occurred in roots, stems, and leaves.
- Observation A few stem and leaf cells contained cluster crystals.
- Observation Root secondary xylem had large vessel apertures and many axial wood parenchyma cells.
- Observation Stems contained many starch grains and concentrated small surface papillae.
- Observation Leaves were thick and fleshy with thick cuticle and isobilateral anatomy.
- Observation Stomata were paracytic.