Morphology

succulent 80cm

Ecology

arid zone

Chorology

Sahara

Xylem

Indistinct rings, vessel in solitary or in short radial multiples, simple perforation, vessel diameter 20-40µm, scalariform intervessel pits, fibers thin-walled, indistinct parenchyma, homocellular uniseriate rays ray with upright cells..

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

slide absent

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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