CELL TYPE | CYTOPLASMIC FEATURES | CELL WALL FEATURES | 3-D GEOMETRY | ||||||||
Vessel Element
Series of Vessel Elements are longitudinally joined end to end via perforation plates to form Vessels |
No cytoplasm at maturity
Diameter of lumen is much larger than thickness of cell wall
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Unevenly thickened secondary cell wall
with circular or elliptical bordered pits
Perforation Plates (Transverse end walls) vary:
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