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Morphology

N 80-200 cm

Ecology

arid

Chorology

W-Africa

Xylem

Indistinct growth zones, diffuse porous, 30-50 µm in diameter, vessels in long radial multipels, simple perforations, vessels thick-walled, fibers thick-walled with small pits, parenchyma paratracheal, with rays uniseriate, heterocellular with central prostrate and many marginal upright cells, with included phloem

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Fairly uniform phloem, with dialatations and a few small fiber groups in the cortex.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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