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Woody succulence [ Botany ]

Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names
     
  Instead of forming a tree with a solid core of xylem, many stem succulents have a woody support network with large parenchymatous gaps where large volumes of water can be stored.  
     
e.g. Pachypodium, Adenium (Apocynaceae); Idria (Fouqueriaceae)

Compare with:  Succulent, Stem succulence
     

 


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