Morphology

shrub

Ecology

mountain

Chorology

Arabia

Xylem

Indistinct rings, diffuse porous, vessels in radial multiples, simple perforations, thin-walled fibers, parenchyma apotracheal, heterogeneous uni- and biseriate rays with 3-5 upright cells, few isodiametric crystals in parenchyma cells

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Small groups of collapsed sieve cells, radial rows of parenchyma cells, lactifers in cortex.

Remarks

Rockfield, 2200m.a.s.l., Nizwa, Oman

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