Morphology

G 60-200 cm

Ecology

hill zone, medium site

Chorology

Asiatic

Xylem

Distinct rings, diffuse porous, vessels in groups and in radial multiples, vessel diameter 50-100µm, vessel vessel frequency 200-500 mm2, simple perforations, gash-like intervessel pits, small thylosis,fibers thin to thick-walled, paratracheal parenchyma, thin walled marginal fibers, , rayless, ray width 3-6 cells, exclusively square and upright ray cells, without crystals

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Distinct ray dilatations, groups of sclereids in phloem and cortex. With crystal druses,

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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