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Part of Pinus stem

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1  bark
3  growth ring
4  pith
2  xylem

 
English name: Pine
Scientific name: Pinus sp.
Familia: Pinaceae
Classis: Coniferopsida
Phylum: Gymnospermae
Regnum: Plantae
The annual (growth) rings indicate how old this pine stem is (10 years).
Proceed to a detail of sections through the wood viewed by scanning electron microscopy

http://www.vcbio.science.ru.nl/en/image-gallery/show/PL0222/print/

last modified: 5 Jun 2014