(a) Needle cross-sections for selected North American
Picea species, including A, P. glauca; B,
P. rubens; C, P. mariana; D, P.
chihuahuana; E–G, P. critchfieldii from Tunica
Hills sediments. (b) Box plots showing resin-duct
diameter of selected species. (c) Box plots showing
resin-duct position index for selected species. The position index is
the ratio of the distance of the resin duct from the lateral angle of
the needle and the distance between adjacent needle angles (32).