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From: Dating branch growth units in a tropical tree using morphological and anatomical markers: the case of Parkia velutina Benoist (Mimosoïdeae)

Fig. 3

A–E Situation and structure of the sympodial growth units (SGUs) in the tree Parkia velutina. A P. velutina tree. B Growing parts in the crown. C Leafy sympodial growth unit (SGU) at the distal part of an axis. D SGU after leaf shedding. E Axis made up of four successive SGUs; the last SGU formed is “n”, the SGU previously formed is “n−1”, and so on. Cs Cataphyll scar, b bud, g gland, ls leaf scar, p leaf petiole, X apical scar

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Annals of Forest Science

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