Morphology

liana

Ecology

hill zone, dry site

Chorology

E-European

Xylem

Distinct rings, remaining of primary vascular bundles, ring porous and semi-ring porous, vessels solitary and in groups, earlywood vessel diameter 70-100µm, fibers with distinct big (3 µm) round, bordered pits, fibers storied, simple perforations, round intervascular pits, parenchyma paratracheal and apotracheal, vascular bundles sometimes with large secondary rays, very large and expanding rays between the bundles.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Bands sieve elements alternating with parenchyma cells and moon-sickle-like sclerenchyma groups, tangentially arranged.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
   
Tangential section
 
Radial section
  
Bark
 

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