Morphology

liana

Ecology

macaronesian, coast

Chorology

Macaronesien, end. Australien

Xylem

Indistinct rings, vessels mainly solitary, thick walled, vessel diameter 30-60 mµ, simple perforations, intervascular pits round, fibers thick-walled, paratracheal parenchyma, few rays width 5-7 cells, included phloem concentric, continuous, conjunctive tissue unlignified and thin-walled, with crystal sand in vessels.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Uniform anatomy without sieve elements, with crystal sand.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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