Morphology

T, 15 - 50 cm

Ecology

hill and mountain zone, medium site

Chorology

Eurasian

Xylem

Only one ring, in radial multiples, vessel diameter 30 ¿ 50µm, vessel frequency vessel frequency 200-500 mm2, simple perforations, fibers thin-walled, paratracheal parenchyma, rays absent.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

With small groups of sieve cells, many sclereids, with crystal druses.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
  
Tangential section
 
Radial section
 
Bark
  

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