late wood

Term Information

Accession
PO:0004516
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
related: summer wood
exact: latewood
exact: madera tardía (Spanish)
exact: 晩材 (Japanese)
Definition
A portion of secondary xylem (PO:0005848) that is a part of a growth ring (PO:0004514) formed during the later part of a growing season, has higher density than early wood (PO:0004515) of the same growth ring, and has as parts late wood tracheary elements (PO:0025462) with generally smaller lumens than the early wood tracheary elements (PO:0025461) of the same growth ring. [source: ISBN:0471245208, POC:curators]
Comment
The transition from early wood to late wood may be gradual and is not always easy to distinguish.

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