Term:
Wood radial section
Wood radial section
Definition:
A wood anatomical section that runs parallel to the rays.
A wood anatomical section that runs parallel to the rays.
Glossary Details:
Title: radial section. Photo by C. de Zeeuw.
Description: Radial section of Corythophora rimosa subsp rubra based on Mori & Boom 15252 from the vicinity of Saül, French Guiana. The cells running from right to left across the top of the image represent part of a ray and the two vertically aligned cells at the bottom of the image are part of the axial parenchyma.