Morphology

T, 10-30cm

Ecology

hill and mountain zone, dry site

Chorology

Mediterranean

Xylem

Only one ring, vessels in long radial multipels, vessel diameter 30 ¿70µm, vessel frequency 200-500 mm2, simple perforations, fibers with multiple rows of very small round pits, parenchyma not to recognize, pervasive parenchyma?, ray width 3-5 cells, often with sheet cells, often vascular bundle form remaining, ray cells unlignified and thin-walled, exclusively square and upright ray cells, without crystals

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Phloem in arcades outside of the vascular bundles. With sieve cell groups.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
   
Tangential section
 
Radial section
 
Bark
 

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