Morphology

tree, 5m

Ecology

hill and mountain zone, medium site

Chorology

originally SE Asia

Xylem

Distinct rings, diffuse porous to slightly semi-ring porous, vessels in radial rows of 2-6 and solitary, earlywood vessel diameter 40 - 70mµ, fibers with small unbordered pits with slit-like apertures (libiriform fibers), vessel frequency 80-200 mm2, intervessel pits scalariform, simple perforations, parenchyma marginal, ray width 2-3 cells, rays homogeneus, cells procumbent and square, vessel ray pits round to oval in horizontal rows.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Distinct tangential layers of thick-walled fibers and sieve cell/parenchyma. With ray dilatations. Groups of sclereids in the phloem and the cortex. With oil cells in at the pith border.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
   
Tangential section
 
Radial section
  
Bark
  

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