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Table 3 List of orders and families of Taiwan lianas that possess the cambial variants

From: Stem cambial variants of Taiwan lianas

Orders

Families

Cambial variants (this study)

Angyalossy et al. (2015)

Asterales

Asteraceae

VS, FC, FD

VS, FX

Apiales

Araliaceae

RC

–

Arecales

Areacaceae

RC

–

Austrobaileyales

Schisandraceae

RC

–

Boraginales

Heliotropiaceae

RC

–

Brassicales

Capparaceae

RC

–

Caryophyllales

Amaranthaceae

SC

SC

Nyctaginaceae

TE, SC

SC

Polygonaceae

SC, VS, FC

IC, SC, TR

Basellaceae

VS, TR, SC

–

Cornales

Hydrangeaceae

RC

–

Celastrales

Celastraceae

FC, VS, IC

FX, IC, SC,TE

Cucurbitales

Cucurbitaceae

IC + VS, VS + IS + SC, FD + VS, FD + VS + SC

SC, TE, VS

Dipsacales

Caprifoliaceae

RC

–

Ericales

Actinidiaceae

RC

–

Primulaceae

VS

–

Fabales

Fabaceae

IC, DX + IC, FC, SC, ES

SC, TE, IC, FX, DX, TR

Gentianales

Apocynaceae

TR, TR + FC, TR + ES

IC, SC, TE, VS, FX

Loganiaceae

TR + FD, TR + TE

TE

Rubiaceae

FC + IC, IC, DX + TR + IC, IC + VS

FX, IC

Lamiales

Acanthaceae

FD, TE

SC, TE, DX

Bignoniaceae

FD

FX, DX

Gesneriaceae

FC

–

Oleaceae

IC

–

Laurales

Hernandiaceae

FC

–

Magnoliales

Annonaceae

RC

–

Malpighiales

Euphorbiaceae

IC

ES

Malpighiaceae

FC

FX, DX, SC, TE, IC

Passifloraceae

FC

SC, FX

Phyllanthaceae

FC

–

Myrtales

Combretaceae

TR + FC

TR, TE, ES, IC

Oxalidales

Connaraceae

SC

SC

Pandanales

Pandanaceae

RC

–

Piperales

Aristolochiaceae

VS

VS, IC

Piperaceae

EP + VS

VS, IC, EP

Proteales

Sabiaceae

VS

–

Ranunculales

Menispermaceae

VS, VS + SC

SC, VS, IC, TR

Ranunculaceae

VS, VS + FD

VS

Lardizabalaceae

VS

–

Rosales

Cannabaceae

IC

–

Cecropiaceae

RC

–

Elaeagnaceae

RC

–

Rhamnaceae

RC

–

Rosaceae

RC

–

Moraceae

IC

IC

Santalales

Opiliaceae

RC

–

Solanales

Convolvulaceae

TR, TR + SC

SC, TE, FX, DX, TR

Solanaceae

TR

–

Vitales

Vitaceae

IC, VS, IC + VS + SC, VS + IC

VS, IC, SC, DX

18 orders

49 families

  
  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