Secondary growth from vascular cambia results in radial, woody growth of stems. The
innovation of secondary vascular development during plant evolution allowed the …

Over centuries of plant morphological research, biologists have enthusiastically explored
how distinct vascular arrangements have diversified. These investigations have focused on …

The history of classification of the tribe Bignonieae and its genera are reviewed as context
for a comprehensive new genus-level classification of the tribe Bignonieae (Bignoniaceae …

The vascular system of lianas exhibits a number of shared features that result from
convergent evolution and are independent of their taxonomic affinities. This chapter …

Stems that develop secondary vascular tissue (ie xylem and phloem derived from the
vascular cambium) have unique demands on transport owing to their mass and longevity …

Background: Lianas present many interesting structural features that are linked to their
climbing habit. Having lost substantial amounts of supporting tissue, these plants depend on …

Plants are the primary producers of biomass on earth. As an almost stereotypic feature,
higher plants generate continuously growing bodies mediated by the activity of different …

A new method is presented to prepare anatomical slides of plant materials including a
combination of soft and hard tissues, such as stems with cambial variants, arboreal …

Plant vasculature is required for the transport of water and solutes throughout the plant body.
It is constituted of xylem, specialized for transport of water, and phloem, that transports …

Herbaceous plants collectively known as geophytes, which regrow from belowground buds,
are distributed around the globe and throughout the land plant tree of life. The geophytic …