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Euonymus europaeus L.
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Spindle Tree
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Celastraceae
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Transversal section |
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Diffuse-porous to semi-ring-porous. Numerous small, generally solitary pores. Growth ring boundaries distinct, marked by 2 to 4 rows of thick-walled, radially flattened fibres. Parenchyma apotracheal, sparse. |
        
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Radial section |
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Simple perforation plates. Distinct spiral thickenings in vessel and fibre-tracheids. Rays homogeneous to weakly heterogeneous, often bordered by a row of square marginal cells. Fibre-tracheids and libriform fibres present. |
  
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Tangential section |
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Rays uniseriate. Average ray height: 5 to 15 cells. |
   
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Key characters |
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Diffuse-porous, numerous small pores. Simple perforation plates. Uniseriate homogeneous (to slightly heterogeneous) rays. Spiral thickenings. |
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Remarks |
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The wood of the two species E. europaeus and E. latifolius cannot be differentiated on the basis of their wood anatomy. |
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