Term:
Scalariform
Scalariform
Definition:
Arranged as in the rungs of a ladder; ladderlike.
Arranged as in the rungs of a ladder; ladderlike.
Glossary Details:
Title: Wood anatomy. Ray-vessel pitting of Asteranthos brasiliensis. Photo by C. de Zeeuw.
Description: From Zeeuw, C. H. de. 1990. Secondary xylem of neotropical Lecythidaceae. Pp. 4-59 in S. A. Mori & G. T. Prance. Lecythidaceae—II. Fl. Neotropica Monogr. 21(II): 1–376. Fig. 4A. Large, linear to opposite pitting in Asteranthos brasiliensis (Monteiro & Guedes 1450). These pits are scalariform, i.e., arranged like the steps in a ladder).