Morphology

T, 20-60cm

Ecology

Hill and mountain zone, dry site

Chorology

cosmopolitean

Xylem

Indistinct rings, vessels solitary, vessel diameter 30-50 mµ, simple perforations, intervascular pits round, fibers thin-to thick walled, paratracheal parenchyma, rays 5-8 cells, included phloem concentric with single vascular bundles, conjunctive tissue thin-walled, with crystal sand.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Uniform anatomy without sieve elements, with crystal sand.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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Tangential section
 
Bark
 

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