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Radial section through a basswood stem

Legend:

1  fiber
3  helical thickenings of vessel element
2  ray parenchyma 

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

The living parenchyma cells play a role in the transport of substances. Fibers and xylem vessels are dead cells.