Morphology

dwarf shrub 40cm

Ecology

subtropical, coast

Chorology

Macaronesia

Xylem

Indistinct rings, vessels solitary, vessel diameter 15-20 mµ, simple perforations, intervascular pits round, fibers thick walled, paratracheal parenchyma, rays missing, included phloem concentric, continuous, conjunctive tissue lignified, arranged in wavy, more or less concentric bands, without crystals.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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