Vessels
1. Longer (as long as 10 cm).
2. It is composed of a row cells placed one above the other without cross-walls in between.
3. Found in advanced gymnosperms and angiosperms.
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4. A syncyte.
Tracheids
1. Shorter (may be 1 mm in length).
2. Single cell with closed tapering ends.
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3. Tracheids are found in all group of vascular plants.
4. No a syncyte.