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transparent veins (vascular bundles)
2  parallel rows with stomata

 
English name: Corn / Maize
Scientific name: Zea mays
Familia: Gramineae
Classis: Monocotyledonas
Phylum: Angiospermae
Regnum: Plantae
The stomata in this leaf of corn (a monocot) are aligned between the parallelly-oriented veins. The greenish color comes from the subepidermal chlorenchyma.

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last modified: 5 Jun 2014