RESUMOOs caracteres microscópicos de Mimosa sparsa Benth. são descritos, com base em 30 dados quantitativos de sua estrutura anatômica. A descrição, ilustrada como fotomicrografias tomadas nos três planos anatômicos. A estrutura da madeira é comparada com referências da literatura, em analise taxonômica e filogenética. Palavras-chave: anatomia da madeira; Mimosa sparsa.
ABSTRACTThe microscopic description of the wood of Mimosa sparsa Benth. is carried out based on 30 quantitative features of its anatomical structure. The description is illustrated with photomicrographs, from all the tree anatomical sections. The structure observed is compared with literature references, in a taxonomic and phylogenetic analysis.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.