Morphology

c 20-40 cm

Ecology

hill and mountain on rock

Chorology

S-European

Xylem

Distinct rings, semi-ring-porous, vessels diagonal and dendritic patterns, simple perforations, vessel diameter 40 – 50µm, with fibers tick-walled, parenchyma vasicentric and terminal and apotracheal, ray width 1-3 (-6) cells, heterocellular with a few square cells, some individuals with prismatic crystals.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Tangential groups of sclerenchyma cells, with prisimatic crystals.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
 
Tangential section
 
Radial section
 
Bark
 

© 2005 WSL - F. Schweingruber, W. Landolt, last update 18.11.2010