Morphology

H, 10 - 30cm

Ecology

hill and mountain volcanic rock

Chorology

W-American

Xylem

Distinct rings, ring-porous, vessels in small groups, simple perforations, vessel diameter 60 – 90µm, round intervessel pits, fibers thick-walled, parenchyma vasicentric and marginal, rays with 10-20 cells, with sheet cells, heterocellular with many square and upright cell, with prismatic crystals in rays.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

tangential oriented groups of sclerenchyma cells.

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