Morphology

tree up to 6m

Ecology

mediterranean

Chorology

Mediterranean, Madeira

Xylem

Distinct rings, ring boundary expressed by radial flat fibers, diffuse porous, vessels solitary, and in short radial groups, vessel diameter 80 ¿ 130 µm vessel frequency 80-100 mm2, vessels with simple perforations, large intervessel pits in alternate position, ray-vessel pits reticulate, fibers with small pits, many septate fibers, parenchyma diffuse, rays 2-4 seriate, homocellular and heterocellular with 1-2 upright cells, marginal cell often very big, with prismatic crystals in ray cells.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

With ray dialatations, single fibers in the phloem and groups of sclereids in the cortex, with crystal sand in parenchyma cells.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
  
Tangential section
 
Radial section
   
Bark
 

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