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Detail of the multilayered upper epidermis of ivy
Legend:
1 cuticle
3 palisade parenchyma
2 upper epidermis
English name: Ivy
Scientific name: Hedera helix
Familia: Araliaceae
Classis: Dicotyledonas
Phylum: Angiospermae
Regnum: Plantae
Ivy is a plant from the temperate zone, which however keeps its leaves during winter time. To withstand this physiological stress the epidermis cells have developed strong cell walls, and they are also covered by a thick cuticle. The leaf is leathery.
