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Morphology

C, 10-20 cm

Ecology

desert, dry site

Chorology

Mongoean

Xylem

Indistinct rings, vessels solitary and in small groups, vessel diameter 30-50 mµ, simple perforations, intervascular pits round, much dark substanc in vessels, fibers thick-walled in long tangential bands, paratracheal parenchyma, rayless included phloem diffuse, conjunctive tissue unlignified thin-walled, with crystal druses.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Uniform anatomy without sieve elements, with crystal druses.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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