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Morphology

C, 5-20 cm

Ecology

hill Quercus pubescens forest

Chorology

S-European

Xylem

Distinct rings, semi-ring-porous, vessels in groups, diagonal arranged, simple perforations, vessel diameter 30-40µm, with vestured intervessel pits, round intervessel-pits, fibers thick-walled, parenchyma vasicentric, apotracheal in tangential aggregate,and terminal, ray width 1-3 cells, homocellular with square and upright cells, with prismatic crystalsin rays

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Continuous belt sclerenchyma cells, with many prismatic crystals.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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