Morphology

tree up to 6m

Ecology

subtropical, mountain zone

Chorology

Canary Islands

Xylem

Distinct rings, ring boundary expressed by radial flat fibers, diffuse porous, vessels solitary, and in short radial groups, vessel diameter 80 ¿ 130 µm, vessel frequency 80-100 mm2, vessels with simple perforations, large intervessel pits in alternate position, ray-vessel pits reticulate, fibers with small pits, many septate fibers, parenchyma diffuse, rays 2-4 seriate, heterocellular with 1-2 upright cells, marginal cell often very big.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

With ray dilatations, single fibers in the phloem and groups of sclereids in the cortex, with crystal sand in parenchyma cells.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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