Abies balsamea, Radial-Section
This is an image from a stained standard section of Abies
balsamea made by John P. Limbach of Ripon, Wisconsin. The cross-
field pitting is the "Taxodioid" type, oval or elongated with no or narrow border
and inclined from the long axis of the fiber.
Transmitted Brightfield Illumination
Definition/Function:
KINGDOM: Plantae DIVISION: Pinophyta CLASS: Pinopsida ORDER: Pinales FAMILY: Pinaceae
GENUS: Abies SPECIES: balsamea
Significance in the Environment:
Characteristic Features:
Associated Particles:
References:
Core, H.R., W.A. Cote, and A.C. Day, WOOD STRUCTURE AND IDENTIFICATION, Syracuse Wood
Science Series, Vol. 6, 1979.