Wood Anatomy of Trees and Shrubs from China. iii. Rosaceae

Abstract

The wood anatomy of 162 species from China, belonging to 30 genera of the Rosaceae is described. The structural diversity is documented in a survey of characters, a family description, generic descriptions and tables. A key to the genera or groups of genera is presented. A number of genera is described wood anatomically for the first time. Vestured pits noted in some Spiraea species are newly recorded for the farnily . The phenomenon of fibre dimorphism in Spiraea is analysed in detail.