Morphology

tree 4 m

Ecology

arid zones, salt tolerant

Chorology

Sahara

Xylem

Distinct rings, ring porous, vessels solitary and in groups, simple perforations, intervessel pits round, fibers thin to thick-walled, paratracheal parenchyma, parenchyma locally intangential bands, ray width >10 cells, homocellular with procumbent cells. Storied parenchyma and fibers and vessels, 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. Crystals absent

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
  
Tangential section
  
Bark
  

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