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An overview of three sections through a basswood stem

Legend:

1  transverse surface
3  tangential surface
2  radial surface

English name: Basswood/linden
Scientific name: Tilia sp.
Familia: Tiliaceae
Classis: Dicotyledonas
Phylum: Angiospermae
Regnum: Plantae

An overview of three orientations of sections through a basswood stem: cross (=transverse), tangential (perpendicular tot the long axis of the rays) and radial (parallel to the rays).