Morphology

C, 10-20 cm

Ecology

hill zone, coast

Chorology

SW-European

Xylem

Indistinct rings, vessels mainly solitary, vessels thick walled, vessel diameter 25-40 mµ, simple perforations, intervascular pits round, fibers thick-walled, paratracheal parenchyma, rayless, included phloem diffuse, without crystals.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Uniform anatomy without sieve elements, with crystal druses

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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