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Morphology

shrub, 1m

Ecology

mediterranean dry site

Chorology

Macaronesia

Xylem

Indistinct rings, vessels mainly solitary, vessels thick walled, vessel diameter 40-50 mµ, simple perforations, intervascular pits round, fibers thick-walled, paratracheal parenchyma, ray width 1-3 cells, included phloem diffuse, conjunctive tissue unlignified, thin walled, with crystal sand.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Uniform anatomy without sieve elements, with tangential bands of thick walled, rectangular cells, with crystal sand

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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