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Morphology

shrub, -1,5m

Ecology

subtropical, thermophile zone, medium site

Chorology

Macaronesian

Xylem

Indistinct rings, vessels in short radial multiples, vessel diameter 20 ¿ 50µm, vessel frequency 100-200 mm2, simple perforations, fibers thin to thick-walled, paratracheal parenchyma, ray width 2-6 cells, exclusively square and upright ray cells, without crystal druses

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Distinct ray dilatations, radial groups of sclereids in phloem and cortex. With crystal druses.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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