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Morphology

T, -10cm prostrate

Ecology

subtropical, coast

Chorology

SW Africa, Macaronesia

Xylem

Indistinct and partially distinct rings, vessels mainly long radial multiples, vessel diameter 15-25 mµ, vessels thick-walled, simple perforations, intervascular pits round, fibers thick-walled, paratracheal parenchyma, width 3-7 cells, included phloem concentric, conjunctive tissue, unlignified, thin-walled, with isodiametric crystals.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Uniform anatomy without sieve elements, with isodiametric crystal

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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