title: From systematic to ecological wood anatomy and finally plant hydraulics: are we making progress in understanding xylem evolution?
authors.affiliation: Institute for Systematic Botany and Ecology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89081, Ulm, Germany.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jansen
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nardini
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D058526:Plant Vascular Bundle / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology*; D014867:Water / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D014867:Water
keywords: angiosperms; hydraulic conductivity; parallelism; vessel perforation plate; vessels; xylem evolution