Morphology

C, 20-40cm

Ecology

hill zone, dry site

Chorology

Mediterranean

Xylem

Indistinct rings, vessels mainly solitary, thick walled, vessel diameter 15-20 mµ, simple perforations, intervascular pits round, fibers thick-walled, paratracheal parenchyma, rays width 5-7 cells, included phloem concentric, with vascular bundles conjunctive tissue unlignified and thin-walled, with crystal sand.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Uniform anatomy without sieve elements, with groups of sclereids, with crystal sand.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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