Resin canal
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Pinus; leaf (3 needle type) Resin Canal
Axial resin canal (Picea abies)
Resin canals are elongated, tube-shaped intercellular spaces surrounded by epithelial cells that secrete resin into the canal. They exist in the wood of the genera Picea, Larix, Pinus, Pseudotsuga and Shorea.
Further reading
- John G. Haygreen, Jim L. Bowyer: Forest products and wood sciences. Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa, 1996 (3rd ed.), ISBN 0-8138-2256-4
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