Vesselgroupingisaformofnon-randomdistributionthatbecomesfunctionallyvaluablewhenthe
backgroundconsistsofnon-conductiveimperforatetrachearyelements(fiber-tracheidsandlibriform
fibers);ungroupedvessels,randomlyplaced,oftenoccurinanall-tracheidbackground.Typesofvessel
groupingaredescribedandillustrated:diagonal,tangential,radial,medianradialbands,andgrowthrings.
Othernon-randomdistributionsconsideredincludedegreesandkindsofcableconstruction,patchyvessel
distributions,vesseldisplacementrelatedtosucculence,andpatterns involvingsuccessivecambia.Non-
randomvesseldistributionsinevitablyinvolvenon-randomplacementof imperforatetrachearyelements,
sothataparallelsetofmechanicaladaptationsisoftensimultaneouslyachieved.Correlationsbetween
varioustypesofnon-randomvesselpatternsandpossiblephysiologicalfactorsarehypothesized.Most
correlationsinvolveenhancedconductivesafety,butvesseldistributionrelatedtowaterandphotosynthate
storage,resistancetotorsion,andincreasedlongevityofxylemarecited.Non-randomnessofvesselsisa
sourceofdiversityinwoodstructurethatcanbeachievedreadily(asgrowthringsshow)and
polyphyletically.Thesemodificationsoffernumerouswaysinwhichwood histologycanberepatternedfor
probableadaptationsinconductivephysiology,mechanicalstrength,andstoragecapability,perhapsby
meansofregulatorygenes.Groupingofvesselsintovascularbundlesinprimaryxylemofstemsandleaves
indicotsisaformofnon-randomness,andthesignificanceofvascularbundles(asopposedtosteles)as
adaptiveformsoforganizationisconsideredbriefly.Monocotsdifferfromdicotsinrarelyhavingdivision
oflaborintrachearyelementswithinanorgan,butmonocotsexhibittradeoffsinwhichconductive
efficiency(vesselpresenceinanorgan)andconductivesafety(tracheidsbutnovesselsinanorgan)canbe
achievedwithinasingleplant.
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