Morphology

T, -10cm prostrate

Ecology

desert, dry site

Chorology

N-Sahara

Xylem

Indistinct rings, vessels solitary, vessel diameter 40-80 mµ, simple perforations, intervascular pits round, fibers thin to thick-walled, paratracheal parenchyma, rays missing, included phloem more or less concentric often diffuse included phloem, conjunctive tissue thin-walled, rays absent, with few prismatic crystals.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Slide missing

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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