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Morphology

H, 10 - 30cm

Ecology

subtropical, coast on rock

Chorology

Macaronesia

Xylem

Distinct rings, semi-ring-porous, vessels solitary and in small radialgroups arranged in tangential patterns, simple perforations, vessel diameter 30 – 50µm, round intervessel pits, fibers thick-walled, parenchyma vasicentric and apotracheal rays with 1-8 cells in width, homocellular with many square and upright cells, prismatic crystals in rays.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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