Observe and compare on 3 axes!
Some examples of appraised wood

Transverse plan of a Bomanga (Brachystegia zenkeri - Cameroon).

The vessels, distributed evenly, are surrounded by a diamond-shaped sleeve of parenchyma cells.

Radial plane of a Belian (Eusyderoxylon zwageri - Borneo).

The central cells of a ray are procumbent and framed by a row of upright cells.

Tangential plane; rays of a Walnut tree (Juglans regia).

The rays are composed of 1 to 4 cells in width.

Tangential plane; oil cells present at the ends of rays (wood belonging to the Lauraceae family).

Transverse plane x100; rays surrounding the vessels.

Tangential plane x500; contiguous and alternating intervascular punctuations.