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| | Axial parenchyma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) |
 | | Abundance of axial parenchyma varies from genus to genus, axial parenchyma is absent or very rare in some hardwoods (e.g., maple, birch, willow), and common in others (e.g., oak, many members of the family Leguminosae). |
 | | Diffuse* - single parenchyma strands or pairs of strands distributed irregularly among the fibrous elements of the wood. |
 | | Parenchyma bands may be mainly independent of the vessels (apotracheal), definitely paratracheal (associated with the vessels) or both. |
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