Pine Stem #12
by Dr Keith Wheeler/science Photo Library
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Pine Stem #12
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Dr Keith Wheeler/science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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Pine stem. Polarised light micrograph of a section through the stem of a 14-year-old pine (Pinus sp.) tree. From outer to inwards: outer layer of cork (orange); cortex - made up of parenchyma cells (red) with resin canals; ring of secondary phloem composed of sieve cells (blue), parenchyma and albuminous cells (pink); vascular cambium cells (blue); xylem - with fourteen growth rings each made up of large thin-walled tracheid cells (yellow) of spring wood, and smaller thick-walled tracheid cells (dark pink) of autumn wood; thin files of parenchyma and tracheid cells (brown). The xylem includes large circular resin canals (lacunae, purple). Magnification: x3 when printed 10 centimetres wide.
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November 8th, 2019
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