Detail from an Anatomical Cross-section of a Branch of a Guiana Chestnut Tree (Pachira aquatica) (IMAGE)
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Detail from an anatomical cross-section of a branch of a Guiana chestnut tree (Pachira aquatica) taken from the banks of the Kourou River (French Guiana). On the left, the pith. Around it, the wood, where we can make out the vessels, which transport sap. Lastly, on the outside, the bark, with fiber trellis bundles organized in flame shapes (red), set apart by parenchyma cells (blue).
Credit
Bruno Clair, Ecofog laboratory (CNRS/AgroParisTech/Cirad/Inra/ Université de Guyane/Université des Antilles).
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