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Morphology

tree 12 m

Ecology

arid zones, salt tolerant

Chorology

sah.-sind.

Xylem

Indistinct rings, diffuse porous, vessels in groups, simple perforations, intervessel pits round, with gum deposits, fibers thin to thick-walled, paratracheal parenchyma, ray width 6->10 cells, homocellular with procumbent cells. Storied parenchyma and fibers, With prismatic crystals.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Sieve cells between parenchyma cells. They are compressed in older rings. Half-moon-like groups of sclerenchyma, arranged in tangential direction in the phloem. Rays sclerotisised with annual? gaps. Ray bended in the cortex. With prismatic crystals.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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