Morphology

Ch 10-20 cm

Ecology

subalpine and alpine

Chorology

Eurosibirean/N.-American

Xylem

Distinct rings, ring boundary very small, diffuse-porous, vessels in groups, scalariform perforations with 10-20 bars, intervessel pits scalariform and round, vessel diameter 15-30 µm, vessel frequency 400 - 500 mm2, vessel-ray-pits with horizontal apertures, fibers with large pits, fibers thin- walled, parenchyma apotracheal and paratracheal, rays uniseriate, homocellular with prostrate cells.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Uniform structure

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
 
Bark
 

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