Descriptor : tabular parenchyma

Descriptor type : categorical

Tabular parenchyma may be well developed all around the fvb or present only around the dorsal fibrous part, but is sometimes difficult to observe.

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A fibrous vascular bundle (fvb) with its different characters. AL = auricular lobe; AS = auricular sinus; dcap = fibrous dorsal cap; MS = median sinus; RP = radiating parenchyma; TP = tabular parenchyma; vasc = vascular; vcap = fibrous ventral cap.
a: Sagittata;
b: Cordata;
c: Complanata;
d: Reniforma;
e: Lunaria;
f: Vaginata.

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tabular parenchyma

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tabular parenchyma


present

well developed all around the fvb
OR
present only around the dorsal cap OR poorly developed

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present

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present

absent


Hierarchy

identification within "subfamily" or "tribe"
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 |_ tabular parenchyma

Belongs to the groups