Morphology

liana

Ecology

hill zone

Chorology

W-N-America

Xylem

Indistinct rings, vessels solitary, vessel diameter 40 ¿ 80mµ, fibers missing simple perforations, intervascular pits scalariform, pervasive parenchyma, rays 4-10 cells, confluent with axial tissue, included phloem concentric with single vascular bundles, conjunctive tissue thin-walled, with rhaphides. With medullary vascular bundles

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Uniform anatomy without sieve elements, with raphids.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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Bark
 

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