Morphology

N, 20-50 cm

Ecology

hill and mountain cultivated

Chorology

E-Asia

Xylem

Distinct rings, semi-ring porous, vessels solitary, simple perforation, vessel diameter 20-40 µm, with thin helical thickenings, fibers with large pits, fibers thin-to thick-walled, parenchyma apotracheal, rays uni and biseriate, heterocellular with prostrate cells and heterocellular with 1-3 rows of upright cells.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Slide missing

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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