Morphology

P 3-10 m

Ecology

hill and mountain

Chorology

SE-European

Xylem

Distinct rings, diffuse porous, vessels 30-70 µm in diameter, vessels in radial patterns and radial multiples, simple perforations, with thin helical thickenings, fibers thin to thick walled and thick-walled, fibers with small pits, parenchyma apotracheal-diffuse in uniseriate tangential rows, heterocellular with one row of square marginal cells, rays2-3 (4) seriate,.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Layers of sieve-tubes an parenchyma cells, oval groups of sclereids in tangential layers, with crystal druses and prismatic crystals.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
  
Tangential section
 
Radial section
  
Bark
 

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