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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