Morphology

T, 50-100cm

Ecology

subtropical, thermophile zone, medium site

Chorology

Macaronesian

Xylem

Indistinct rings, vessels mainly solitary, vessel diameter 40-60 mµ, simple perforations, intervascular pits round, fibers thin to thick-walled, paratracheal parenchyma, ray width 4-9 cells, included phloem concentric, continuous, conjunctive thin-walled, with much crystal sand, mostly in idioblasts..

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Uniform anatomy without sieve elements, with much crystal sand in idioblasts

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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Tangential section
 
Bark
 

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