Outer bark
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Title
Outer bark
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Definition
All tissue of the trunk and stems produced by the cork cambium, this includes the phelloderm, the cork cambium or phellogen, and the cork or phellum (the dead bark tissue).
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Notes
In Lecythidaceae, the thickness of the outer bark sometimes provides an aid for identification.
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Related Terms
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Broader Terms
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