Morphology

shrub, 1m

Ecology

mediterranean dry site

Chorology

Macaronesia

Xylem

Indistinct rings, vessels mainly solitary, vessels thick walled, vessel diameter 40-50 mµ, simple perforations, intervascular pits round, fibers thick-walled, paratracheal parenchyma, ray width 1-3 cells, included phloem diffuse, conjunctive tissue unlignified, thin walled, with crystal sand.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Uniform anatomy without sieve elements, with tangential bands of thick walled, rectangular cells, with crystal sand

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