ABSTRACT
The wood anatomy of Eucalyptus benthamii Maiden et Cambage is described. Photomicrographs and photographs in electronic microscope are furnished. Vessels in a diagonal pattern, vasicentric parenchyma, homogeneous rays, libriform and not septated fibers, pith flecks occasionally were found. The percentage of constituent elements were compared with another species of the family Myrtaceae and the fibers and vascular elements were evaluated in function of the variation in the tree.
Keywords:
Eucalyptus benthamii; wood; anatomy