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Morphology

H, 10 - 40cm

Ecology

subtropical Laurus forest

Chorology

Macaronesia

Xylem

Mostly indistinct rings, diffuse-porous, vessels 50-80 µm in diameter, vessels in radial multipels, simple perforations, intervessel pits round and scalariform, with thin-to thick-walled tylosis, fibers thin-to thick-walled, parenchyma paratracheal, parenchyma in tangential bands which are interrupted by the vessel/fiber strips, ray width >10 cells between vessel/fiber strips, rayless in vessel/fiber strips, homocellular with upright cells with a few crystal druses.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

With groups of sieve-tubes, with irregular groups sclereids in the radial continuation of vessel/fiber strips, with a few crystal in axial parenchyma cells.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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