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English name: Corn / Maize Scientific name: Zea mays Familia: Gramineae Classis: Monocotyledonas Phylum: Angiospermae Regnum: Plantae
The meristem is located at the base of the leaf in maize. New cells are formed by ordered mitotic division giving rise to rows of cells. This explains why the vascular bundles but also the stomata/ guard cells are arranged parallel.

last modified: 5 Jun 2014