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The cambial activity and periodicity of secondary xylem and phloem formation have been less studied in tropical tree species than in temperate ones. This paper describes the relationship between seasonal cambial activity, xylem and phloem development, and phenology in Schizolobium parahyba, a fast growing semideciduous seasonal forest tree from southeastern Brazil. From 2002 to 2003, wood samples were collected periodically and phenology and climate were recorded monthly in the same period. S. parahyba forms annual growth increments in wood, delimited by narrow initial parenchyma bands. The reduction of the cambial activity to a minimum correlates to the dry season and leaf fall. The higher cambial activity correlates to the wet season and the presence of mature leaves. In phloem, a larger conductive region was observed in the wet season, when the trees were in full foliage. The secondary phloem did not exhibit any incremental zone marker; however, we found that the axial parenchyma tends to form irregular bands.
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We are particularly grateful to Dr. Dirk Koedam for his kind and helpful advice in the manuscript, to Nuria Rosa Gagliardi Quintana, Shirlayne Silvana Umbelino de Barros, Alexandre Antonio Alonso, Vanessa Jerba for their help in the laboratory, to the São Paulo State University Research Support Foundation––FUNDUNESP, Brazil (Proc. 00775-02), for the sponsorship of this research, and to Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) for the grants to S. R. Machado.
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Marcati, C.R., Milanez, C.R.D. & Machado, S.R. Seasonal development of secondary xylem and phloem in Schizolobium parahyba (Vell.) Blake (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae). Trees 22, 3–12 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-007-0173-8
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