Morphology

shrub, 1-2m

Ecology

hill and mountain zone, medium site

Chorology

SE Asia

Xylem

Distinct rings, diffuse porous, vessels solitary, often with slightly angular circumference, scalariform perforations with >10bars, intervessel pits round and scalariform (gash-like), fibers thin to thick-walled, with distinctly bordered, round pits, parenchyma apotracheal, ray width 1-2 cells, heterocellular with 2-4 upright cells. With prismatic crystals

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Phloem with distinct sieve cells, distinct ray dilatations, few groups of sclerenchyma cells. With prismatic crystals

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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Tangential section
 
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Bark
    

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