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Transverse section through a lateral root origin
Legend:
1 cortex
3 endodermis
4 pericycle
5 phloem
2 lateral root
6 xylem
English name: Water hyacinth
Scientific name: Eichhornia sp.
Familia: Pontederiaceae
Classis: Dicotyledonas
Phylum: Angiospermae
Regnum: Plantae
The lateral root originates from the pericycle and grows through the cortex and epidermis to the outside