Morphology

P, 5-10m

Ecology

hill cultivated

Chorology

cosmopolitean

Xylem

Distinct rings, ring porous, large vessels mainly solitary, small vessels in radial groups, simple perforations, round intervessel pits, with tylosis, vessel diameter >100µm, fibers thick-walled, parenchyma large vasicentric, ray width 2-3cells, homocellular, procument cells, prismatic crystals present,

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

With tangential layers of collapsed sieve tubes and tangential rows of sclerenchymatic groups, prismatic crystals present.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
  
Tangential section
  
Radial section
 
Bark
 

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