Acer saccharum, Sugar Maple Radial Section Under the Microscope

Acer saccharum, Radial-Section

This is an image from a stained standard section of Acer saccharum made by John P. Limbach of Ripon, Wisconsin. This shows the helical thickening of the vessel walls.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae UNRANKED: Angiosperms UNRANKED: Eudicots UNRANKED: Rosids ORDER: Sapindales FAMILY: Sapindaceae GENUS: Acer SPECIES: saccharum

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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.

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