Morphology

H, 30-100cm

Ecology

hill and mountaine zone, medium and dry sites

Chorology

S-European, W-Asian

Xylem

Distinct rings, semi-ring porous, vessels solitary and in radial in groups, vessel diameter 20 - 50µ, vessels thick walled (2µ), parenchyma not to recognize, thin walled parenchyma between fibers, intra-annual tangential bands of fibers, rayless.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Uniform anatomy, sieve elements and parenchyma in radial rows, radial groups of sclereids in phloem and cortex, with crystal druses in phloem and cortex.

Remarks

Birmensdorf, Garden, Zürich, Witzerland

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
   
Tangential section
  
Radial section
 
Bark
  

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