Morphology

T, 20-70 cm

Ecology

hill and mountain zone, medium site

Chorology

Mediterranean

Xylem

Only one ring, vessels in radial multiples, vessel groups in tangential rows, diameter 40-70µm, vessel frequency 200-300 mm2, simple perforations, central vessels with scalariform intervessel pits, external vessels with round pits, fibers thin-walled, with small pits, stem-internal vessels with pervasive parenchyma, external vessels with parenchyma paratracheal, rayless, without crystals

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Phloem with groups of sieve cells, some dilatations..

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
   
Tangential section
 
Radial section
  
Bark
 

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