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Abies balsamea, Balsum Fir Radial Section Under the Microscope

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

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References:

Core, H.R., W.A. Cote, and A.C. Day, WOOD STRUCTURE AND IDENTIFICATION, Syracuse Wood Science Series, Vol. 6, 1979.