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Cross-section through the midvein of a privet
Legend:
1 cuticle
3 palisade parenchyma
4 vascular bundle xylem/phloem
5 spongy parenchyma
2 epidermis
6 sclerenchyma
English name: American privet
Scientific name: Ligustrum sp.
Familia: Oleaceae
Classis: Dicotyledonas
Phylum: Angiospermae
Regnum: Plantae
Secondary growth occurs the midvein of the leaf of privet, leading to a circular arrangement of the vascular bundles in the midvein, a typical feature of this species