Morphology

c, 40 -100cm

Ecology

mediterranean

Chorology

S-European

Xylem

Indistinct rings, vessels solitary and in small radial multiples, simple perforations, round intervessel pits, intervessel pits alternate, vessel diameter 50-110 µm, parenchyma in large indistinct tangential bands alternating with fiber bands, ray width 4-8 cells, heterocellular with many prostrate and a many square and upright cells, with a prismatic crystals and crystal sand in rays and axial parenchyma cells.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Slide missing

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
  
Tangential section
 
Bark
 

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