Morphology

T, 50-100cm

Ecology

hill and mountain zone, medium site

Chorology

Eurasian

Xylem

Indistinct rings, vessels solitary and in short radial multiples, vessel diameter 30-50 mµ, simple perforations, intervascular pits round, fibers thin to thick-walled, paratracheal parenchyma, rayless, included phloem concentric, small round groups of phloem, conjunctive tissue lignified, fairly thin-walled, without crystals.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Uniform anatomy without sieve elements, with crystal druses.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
   
Tangential section
 
Bark
 

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