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Table 2 Cambial variant types of lianas of different families in Taiwan

From: Stem cambial variants of Taiwan lianas

Family

RC

VS

IC

TR

FC

SC

FD

TE

DX

TR + SC

IC + VS

EP + VS

FC + TR

FD + VS

Acanthaceae

–

–

–

–

1

–

–

2

–

–

–

–

–

–

Actinidiaceae

5

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Amaranthaceae

–

–

–

–

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Anacardiaceae

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Annonaceae

3

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Apocynaceae

–

–

–

14

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3

–

Araliaceae

3

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Areacaceae

2

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Aristolochiaceae

–

4

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Asteraceae

1

2

1

–

–

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Basellaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Bignoniaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

2

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Cannabaceae

–

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Capparaceae

2

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Caprifoliaceae

3

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Cecropiaceae

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Celastraceae

2

1

1

–

2

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Combretaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

–

Connaraceae

–

–

–

–

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Convolvulaceae

–

–

–

4

–

–

–

–

–

20

–

–

–

–

Cucurbitaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3

–

–

1

Elaeagnaceae

5

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Euphorbiaceae

–

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Fabaceae

24

–

4

–

3

6

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Gesneriaceae

–

–

–

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Heliotropiaceae

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Hernandiaceae

–

–

–

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Hydrangeaceae

4

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Lardizabalaceae

–

5

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Loganiaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Malpighiaceae

1

–

–

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Melastomataceae

1

–

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Menispermaceae

–

13

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Moraceae

4

–

4

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Nyctaginaceae

–

–

–

–

–

1

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

Oleaceae

3

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Opiliaceae

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Pandanaceae

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Passifloraceae

1

–

1

–

4

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Phyllanthaceae

–

–

–

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Piperaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

8

–

–

Polygonaceae

–

2

–

–

1

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Primulaceae

–

3

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Ranunculaceae

–

15

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

Rhamnaceae

9

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Rosaceae

4

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Rubiaceae

8

–

1

–

2

–

–

–

1

–

2

–

–

–

Rutaceae

3

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Sabiaceae

–

2

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Schisandraceae

3

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Solanaceae

–

–

–

2

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Vitaceae

–

3

7

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

8

–

–

–

Sum of family

25

11

11

4

10

5

2

2

1

1

3

1

2

2

Sum of species

96

50

23

21

17

10

3

3

1

20

13

8

4

2

Percentage %

33.4

17.4

8.0

7.3

5.5

3.5

1.0

1.0

0.3

7.0

4.5

2.8

1.4

0.7

Family

FD + TR

SC + VS

FC + IC

ES + TR

TE + TR

ES + IC

IC + DX

IC + VS + SC

FD + VS + SC

SP No.

Types No.

Acanthaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3

2

Actinidiaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

5

0

Amaranthaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

1

Anacardiaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

0

Annonaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3

0

Apocynaceae

–

–

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

18

3

Araliaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3

0

Areacaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2

0

Aristolochiaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

4

1

Asteraceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

5

3

Basellaceae

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

1

Bignoniaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2

1

Cannabaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

1

Capparaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2

0

Caprifoliaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3

0

Cecropiaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

0

Celastraceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

6

3

Combretaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

1

Connaraceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

1

Convolvulaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

24

2

Cucurbitaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2

1

7

4

Elaeagnaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

5

0

Euphorbiaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

1

Fabaceae

–

–

–

–

–

1

1

–

–

39

5

Gesneriaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

1

Heliotropiaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

0

Hernandiaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

1

Hydrangeaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

4

0

Lardizabalaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

5

1

Loganiaceae

2

–

–

–

1

–

–

–

–

3

2

Malpighiaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2

1

Melastomataceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2

1

Menispermaceae

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

14

1

Moraceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

8

1

Nyctaginaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2

2

Oleaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

4

1

Opiliaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

0

Pandanaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

0

Passifloraceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

6

3

Phyllanthaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

1

Piperaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

8

1

Polygonaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

4

3

Primulaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3

1

Ranunculaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

16

2

Rhamnaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

9

0

Rosaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

5

1

Rubiaceae

–

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

15

5

Rutaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3

0

Sabiaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2

1

Schisandraceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3

0

Solanaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2

1

Vitaceae

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

4

–

22

4

Sum of family

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

  

Sum of species

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

6

1

287

 

Percentage %

0.7

0.7

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

2.1

0.3

100

 
  1. RC, stem cambium normal in production and round in conformation; VS, axial vascular elements in segments; IC, stem cambium normal in production but stem with irregular conformation; TR, intraxylary phloem; FC, furrowed xylem of cambium continuity; SC, successive cambia; FD, furrowed xylem of cambium discontinuity; TE, interxylary phloem; EP, external primary vascular cylinders; ES, external secondary vascular cylinders; DX, fissured stem/dispersed xylem; SP No., species number; Types No., cambium variant types in each family, RC not included