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Morphology

tree 4 m

Ecology

arid zones, salt tolerant

Chorology

N-Africa-W. Asia

Xylem

Distinct rings, ring porous, vessels solitary, simple perforations, intervessel pits round, with gum deposits, fibers thin to thick-walled, paratracheal and terminal parenchyma, ray width 10-20 cells, homocellular with procumbent cells. Storied parenchyma and fibers, With prismatic crystals in rays

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Moon-like groups of sclerenchyma, arranged in tangential direction in the phloem. Rays sclerotisised, with annual? gaps. Ray bended in the cortex. With prismatic crystals.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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