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Morphology

H, 5 - 10 cm

Ecology

subalpine and alpine

Chorology

S-European mountain

Xylem

Distinct rings, semi-ring porous, vessels solitary and thick-walled, simple perforation, vessel diameter 30-50 µm, fibers absent, parenchyma variable: pervasive or apotracheal, rays partially absent and locally very large (radial parenchyma zones) crystal druses in parenchyma cells..

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Uniform cortex, with crystal druses, multilayered periderm with regular arranged cells.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
  

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