Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Table 1 Taxa identified and their observed anatomical features
Sample code | Cross section | Radial section | Tangential section | Taxa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
048 | Diffuse porous, growth rings absent. Tangential diameter of solitary vessel 76 (42–110) µm. Axial parenchyma confluent | Simple perforation plates. Intervessel pits alternate. Body ray cells procumbent with 2–4 rows of square marginal cells. All rays stored | Narrow rays, generally 2–3 cells. Ray width 26(18–34) µm. Ray height 447 (225–483) µm | Syzygium sp. |
066 | Diffuse porous, growth rings present. Tangential diameter of solitary vessel 106 (22–216) µm. Gums and other deposits in vessels. Axial parenchyma aliform, confluent. Very thick-wall fibers and narrow fiber lumina | Vessel-ray pits, round, oval or elongated horizontally. Rays homocellular, procumbent cells. Perforation plates simple | Narrow rays, generally 1–2 cells. Vessel–vessel pits alternate. Maximum height 288(67–769) µm | Erythrophleum fordii Oliv. |
104 | Diffuse porous, growth rings present. Tangential diameter of solitary vessel 116 (47–248) µm. Axial parenchyma aliform | Perforation plates simple. All ray cells procumbent. Vessel-ray pits alternate | Narrow rays, generally 1–2 cells. Ray height 321 (213–544) µm | Afzelia sp. |
137 | Diffuse porous, growth rings absent. Tangential diameter of solitary vessel 186 (78–276) µm. Axial parenchyma aliform | Simple perforation plates. Intervessel pits alternate. Rays homocellular, procumbent cells. Vessel-ray pits alternate | Narrow rays, generally 1–2 cells. Ray height 317 (198–438) µm | Albizia sp.1 |
138 | Semi-ring porous, growth rings present. Tangential diameter of solitary vessel 68 (27–99) µm. Axial parenchyma in narrow bands or lines up to three cells wide | Simple perforation plates. Intervessel pits alternate. Body ray cells procumbent with 2–4 rows of square marginal cells. Gums and other deposits in ray cells | Narrow rays, generally 1–2 cells. Ray height 350 (263–439) µm. Prismatic crystals in chambered axial parenchyma cells | Garcinia sp. |
258 | Diffuse porous, growth rings distinct. Tangential diameter of solitary vessel 117 (97–155) µm. Fibers thin- to thick-walled. Axial parenchyma bands more than three cells wide | Intervessel pits alternate. Body ray cells procumbent with mostly 2–4 rows of upright cells. Simple perforation plates | Narrow rays, generally 1–2 cells. Ray height 312 (248–375) µm. Vessel-ray pits alternate | Dysoxylum sp.1 |
260 | Diffuse porous, growth rings distinct. Tangential diameter of solitary vessel 113 (76–153) µm. Fibers thin- to thick-walled. Axial parenchyma bands more than three cells wide | Simple perforation plates. Intervessel pits alternate. Rays procumbent cells with mostly 2–4 rows of upright cells | Narrow rays, generally 1–2 cells. Ray height 305 (213–451) µm. Vessel-ray pits alternate | Dysoxylum sp.2 |
357 | Diffuse porous, growth rings absent. Tangential diameter of solitary vessel 123 (44–154) µm. Axial parenchyma aliform | Simple perforation plates. Intervessel pits alternate. Rays homocellular, procumbent cells. Vessel-ray pits alternate | Narrow rays, generally 1–2 cells. Ray height 287 (181–420) µm | Albizia sp.2 |