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Morphology

Dwarf shrub 40-60cm

Ecology

Coast, saline site,

Chorology

Mediterranean, W-European

Xylem

Distinct rings, semi-ring porous, vessels solitary, vestured pits, tangential bands with thick walled fibers, paratracheal parenchyma, thin walled marginal parenchyma, rayless in cross-section, rayless.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

No tangential layers of collapsed sieve cells, radial rows of parenchyma cells, distinct ray dilatations, groups of sclereids in phloem.

Remarks

Cross section:
Tangential section:
Radial section:
Bark:

Algarve, Portugal

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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