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Woody plant phytolith morphology and representation in surface sediments across the Northern Territory, Australia

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
Phytoliths are a good tool for investigating vegetation change in northern Australia. However, there is a lack of phytolith reference material across the Australian continent, particularly for woody plants. The development of reference material from woody plants is critical to understand regional patterns of phytolith production and preservation.
Boyd, Kelsey, Cordova, Carlos, Cadd, Haidee, Rowe, Cassandra, Cohen, Tim   +4 more
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Biosilicification in monocots: Comparative analysis highlights contrasting patterns of deposition. [PDF]

Am J Bot
Abstract Premise New insights into biomineral uptake and sequestration are important for understanding how plants grow. Some plants accumulate silica accretions in precise locations in particular cells. Among monocots, controlled biosilicification occurs in several different forms and is restricted to commelinids and orchids. Methods We utilized energy‐
Rudall PJ, Lourenco J, Mahto MK.
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Palms of the past: can morphometric phytolith analysis inform deep time evolution and palaeoecology of Arecaceae? [PDF]

Ann Bot
Background and aims Palm fossils are often used as evidence for warm and wet palaeoenvironments, reflecting the affinities of most modern palms. However, several extant palm lineages tolerate cool and/or arid climates, making a clear understanding of the
Brightly WH, Crifò C, Gallaher TJ, Hermans R, Lavin S, Lowe AJ, Smythies CA, Stiles E, Wilson Deibel P, Strömberg CAE.   +9 more
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The silica bodies of tropical American grasses : morphology, taxonomy, and implications for grass systematics and fossil phytolith identification

Smithsonian Contributions to Botany, 1998
stri ; SISP ; Peer-reviewed ; NMNH ; NH ...
Dolores R. Piperno, Deborah M. Pearsall
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

Down with the roots. Phytoliths as biocultural traces in historical olive agroecosystems of Sicily

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Within the multidisciplinary framework of historical ecology, in this study plant morphology, oral history, and soil analyses are combined with phytoliths to reconstruct shifts in management and environment of historical and living olive agroecosystems ...
Vincenza Ferrara, Vincenza Ferrara, Giovanna Sala, Giuseppe Garfì, Tommaso La Mantia, Anneli Ekblom   +5 more
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Morphological diversity of phytolith structures in six species of Carex L. and Cyperus L. (Cyperaceae Juss.) from West Bengal, India

Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity, 2020
Abstract. Majumder S, Mallick T, Ghosh A. 2020. Morphological diversity of phytolith structures in six species of Carex L. and Cyperus L. (Cyperaceae Juss.) from West Bengal, India. Biodiversitas 21: 3471-3486. Cyperaceae is a taxonomically challenging group due to its cosmopolitan distribution, similar vegetative structure, and reduced reproductive ...
SUBRATA MAJUMDER, TANMOY MALLICK, Asok Ghosh   +2 more
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Phytolith morphology and biogenic silica concentrations and abundance in leaves ofChionochloa(Danthonieae) andFestuca(Poeae) in New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Botany, 2004
Abstract Biogenic silica concentrations and phytolith morphology and abundance in green leaf material are described in 34 species/subspecies of Chionochloa (Danthonieae) and nine species/subspecies of Festuca (Poeae). A dry‐ash technique was used to extract biogenic silica from mature leaves from plants grown in potting mix.
Ray Marx, Daphne E. Lee, Kelvin M. Lloyd, William G. Lee   +3 more
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Variation in phytoliths morphology of Erianthus arundinaceus

Journal of Sugarcane Research, 2021
Five improved Erianthus arundinaceus clones were studied for variations in phytoliths present in leaves. Phytoliths were extracted by acid digestion and the morphology was studied by light microscopy.
Jayabose Chellappa, A Bhaskaran, C Palaniswami   +2 more
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Morphological study of modern phytolith assemblages in guinea Sahara region of Nigeria [PDF]

World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022
Morphological study of phytolith was carried out from 11 plant species in 10 different plant families in Nigeria.Fresh plant leaves were randomly collected each from family which consists of leaves from 11 species for phytolith analysis. Schulze’s solution was the standard method used to extract phytolith from the sample.
Gasma, Mohammed Musa, Isiyaku Alhaji Musa, HabibuAminu, Hamidu Muhammed Askira, Saminu Hamisu Aliyu, Jimeshio Joseph Gberindyer   +5 more
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Phytoliths from Woody Plants: A Review

Diversity, 2022
Phytoliths are efficient proxies in archaeology, plant taxonomy, palaeoenvironment, and palaeoecology reconstruction, the research of which has been developing rapidly in recent years. Phytolith morphology is the basis of phytolith research.
Xiaohong An, Binrong Xie
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