MORINGA DROUHARDII JUM.

Stem cortex has chloroplasts, druses and few idioblastic secretory cells. Wood is diffuse fibrous. The axial matrix consists principally of vessels, low secondary cell wall lignification libriform fibers, bands of interspaced scattered septate fibers and bands of axial parenchyma cells. Axial parenchyma can be confused with low lignification libriform and septate fibers (Fig. 3C, D). Rays are uniseriate and certain degree of lignification occurs in ray parenchyma cells where vessels meet them. Axial secondary phloem has only a few rows of functional phloem. Rays of secondary phloem are uniseriate close to the cambium; farther from it, parenchyma rays are dilatated (Fig. 3E). Pith has two ducts lined with epithelium and druses are present.