Populus tremuloides, Quaking Aspen Fiber

This is an image of a stained Populus tremuloides fiber from the standard set made by John P. Limbach of Ripon, Wisconsin. One termination of a vessel cell is shown here along with a termination of a tracheid showing the ray indenture.

Transmitted Off Circular Polarized Light Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae UNRANKED: Angiosperms UNRANKED: Eudicots UNRANKED: Rosids ORDER: Malpighiales FAMILY: Salicaceae GENUS: Populus SECTION: Populus SPECIES: tremuloides

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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