Sterculia apetala (Jacq.) H.Karst. -

Sterculia apetala (Jacq.) H.Karst.

Porosity : Wood diffuse-porous
Vessel arangement : Other vessel arangement
Vessel groupings : Other vessel groupings
Perforation plates : Simple perforation plates
Scalariform perforation plates : non applicable
Vessels per square millimetre : <= 5 vessels per square millimetre
Fibres : Non-septate fibres present
Axial parenchyma : Apotracheal axial parenchyma ; Paratracheal axial parenchyma ; Banded parenchyma
Apotracheal axial parenchyma : Axial parenchyma diffuse ; Axial parenchyma diffuse-in-aggregates
Paratracheal axial parenchyma : Axial parenchyma vasicentric ; Axial parenchyma aliform ; Axial parenchyma confluent
Axial parenchyma aliform : Axial parenchyma lozenge-aliform
Banded parenchyma : Axial parenchyma bands more than three cells wide ; Axial parenchyma in marginal or in seemingly marginal bands
Ray width : Larger rays commonly 4 - to 10 seriate ; Larger rays commonly > 10-seriate
Ray height : Ray height > 1 mm
Rays of two distinct sizes : Rays of one size
Rays: cellular composition : Body ray cells procumbent with over 4 rows of upright and / or square marginal cells
Sheath cells : Sheath cells present
Tile cells : Tile cells absent
Rays per millimetre : <= 4 / mm
Storied structure : Axial parenchyma and / or vessel elements storied
Oil and mucilage cells : Oil and mucilage cells absent
Intercellular canals : Absent
Laticifers or tanniniferous tubes : Absent
Cambial variants : Absent
Prismatic crystals : Present
Prismatic crystals present : Prismatic crystals in upright and / or square ray cells ; Prismatic crystals in non-chambered axial parenchyma cells
Druses : Absent
Druses present : non applicable
Silica : Silica bodies absent
Silica bodies present : non applicable