Morphology

T, 10-40 cm

Ecology

hill zone

Chorology

S-Europ.

Xylem

Only one ring, vessels in long radial multiples, vessels with thin to thick walls, vessel diameter 20-40 µm, simple perforations, fibers with small to slit like apertures, intervascular pits round, parenchyma paratracheal, rays absent,

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

At the outside of unlignified, thin-walled sieve elements are groups of sclerenchyma cells. Cortex with big, thin walled parenchyma cells.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
  
Tangential section
 
Radial section
 
Bark
 

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