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Longitudinal section of root tip of maize

Legend:

1  protoderm
3  procambium
4  apical meristem
5  root cap
2  ground meristem

English name: Corn / Maize
Scientific name: Zea mays
Familia: Gramineae
Classis: Monocotyledonas
Phylum: Angiospermae
Regnum: Plantae

The procambium originates from the apical meristem. The proto and metaxylems are formed from the procambium