Morphology

C, 10-20 cm

Ecology

hill zone, coast

Chorology

S-hemisphere

Xylem

Indistinct rings, vessels solitary and in radial multipels, vessel diameter 40 ¿ 60 mµ, simple perforation, minutely bordered fibers thin to thick-walled, parenchyma absent, with interxylary phloem. The zones of vascular bundles form ring like bands with some irregularities. Ray width 4-9 cells, ray cells thin walled and unlignified, crystals absent.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

C,t,r: 2,5,10,13,40.2,41,50.2,61,70,75,98,105,133,R10

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
    
Tangential section
 
Radial section
  
Bark
  

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