Morphology

P 10-20m

Ecology

subtropical

Chorology

mediterranean

Xylem

Indistinct rings, ring porous, 150 -200 µm in diameter, earlywood vessels solitary or in short radial multipels, simple perforations, thin-walled tylosis, fibers thin to thick-walled, parenchyma paratracheal and in large tangential bands, ray width 2-4 cells, heterocellular with central prostrate and a few marginal square or upright cells, with prismatic crystals in axial parenchyma cells

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Wit a few dilatations sclereids absent, many prismatic crystals, with axial laticifers.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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