| Stomata in a cross section of a pine needle |
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1 cuticula
3 stomata
4 subsidary cells
5 air cavity
2 stoma
6 chlorenchym cells
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English name: Pine
Scientific name: Pinus sp.
Familia: Pinaceae
Classis: Coniferopsida
Phylum: Gymnospermae
Regnum: Plantae
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| IThe stomata in needles are sunken below the surface and are masked by the subsidiary cells. Both cell types show specila wall thickenings and are co-involved in closing and opening stomata. The stoma on the left side has been cut medianly while the right one has been sectioned at its edge |