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Morphology

N 80-200 cm

Ecology

mediterranean

Chorology

S-European

Xylem

Distinct annual rings, ring porous, vessels in the latewood in radial groups and diagonal patterns, earlywood vessel diameter 120 – 190 mm, latewood vessel diameter 40-60 mm, vessel frequency 100-200 mm2, simple perforations, with helical thickenings. With vascular tracheids, fibers thin-to thick-walled, with tension wood, fibers with small pits, scanty and terminal paratracheal parenchyma, ray width 2-3 cells, rays heterocellular with 1-2 upright marginal cells, with prismatic crystals in ray cells,

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Slide missing

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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