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(American Journal of Botany. 2001;88:583-587.)
© 2001 Botanical Society of America, Inc.

Comparative evaluation of vessel elements in S alix spp. (Salicaceae) endemic to the Athabasca sand dunes of northern Saskatchewan, Canada1

Ranessa L. Cooper2 and David D. Cass

University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E9

Vessel element (VE) characters, including density, lumen diameter, length, and clustering, were evaluated using light and scanning electron microscopy in four endemic Salix taxa from the Lake Athabasca sand dunes in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. These data were compared with the widespread putative sister species for each endemic. Endemic taxa exhibited similar VE densities as compared to their associated sister species. Salix brachycarpa var. brachycarpa and its derived endemic, var. psammophila, had the highest VE density values of all endemic–progenitor pairs in this study. Values for VE lumen diameter and VE length were significantly different in some of the species pairs. Lumen diameter of the endemic S. planifolia ssp. tyrrelli was significantly less than that of its widespread sister species, ssp. planifolia. Salix turnorii had significantly greater values for both VE lumen diameter and length than its progenitor, S. lutea. Vessel element clustering did not differ significantly between endemic and progenitor taxa with the exception of S. silicicola and its arctic progenitor, S. alaxensis. Structural differences for these endemic willows appear related to their open sand habitat, and taxonomic implications for endemic–progenitor pairs are discussed.

Key Words: Lake Athabasca • Salix • sand dune • vessel element • willow • wood anatomy






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