Morphology

P 3-10 m

Ecology

hill and mountain

Chorology

E-European W-Asian

Xylem

Distinct rings, diffuse porous, vessels 30-70 µm in diameter, vessels in radial multiples, simple perforations, with thin helical thickenings, fibers thin to thick walled, fibers with small pits, parenchyma apotracheal-diffuse in uniseriate tangential rows, aggregate rays, rays homocellular, and heterocellular with one row of square marginal cells, rays1-3 seriate, with aggregate rays, with large prismatic crystals.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

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Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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