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Pinus banksiana, Jack Pine Tangential-Section

Pinus banksiana, Tangential-Section

This is an image from a stained standard section of Pinus banksiana made by John P. Limbach of Ripon, Wisconsin.

Transmitted Off Circular Polarized Light Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae DIVISION: Pinophyta CLASS: Pinopsida ORDER: Pinales FAMILY: Pinaceae GENUS: Pinus SUBGENUS: Pinus SPECIES: banksiana

Significance in the Environment:

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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.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinus_ponderosa