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Longitudinal section of a root of maize

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1  cortex
3  xylem
4  parenchyma
2  phloem

 
English name: Corn / Maize
Scientific name: Zea mays
Familia: Gramineae
Classis: Monocotyledonas
Phylum: Angiospermae
Regnum: Plantae
This root contains metaxylem. The primary elements that have differentiated from the procambium are located at some distance from the apical meristem. The cell wall can not stretch anymore.

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last modified: 5 Jun 2014