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Morphology

N 80-200 cm

Ecology

mediterranean

Chorology

mediterraneanmW-Asia

Xylem

Distinct annual rings, ring porous, vessels in the latewood in radial groups, earlywood vessel diameter 100 – 150 mm, latewood vessel diameter 40-60 mm, vessel frequency 100-200 mm2, simple perforations, with helical thickenings. With vascular tracheids, fibers thin-to thick-walled, with tension wood, with small pits, paratracheal scanty parenchyma, ray width 1-2 cells, rays heterocellular with 2-4 upright marginal cells, with a fewprismatic crystals.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

With small groups of sieve tubes, with prismatic crystals and many oil ducts.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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