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Woody stem, cross section
Legend:
1 cork
3 sclerenchyma
4 phloem
5 vascular cambium
2 dilated phloem ray
6 xylem
English name: Basswood/linden
Scientific name: Tilia sp.
Familia: Tiliaceae
Classis: Dicotyledonas
Phylum: Angiospermae
Regnum: Plantae
Dilatation tissue is deposited in order to compensate for the increase in diameter. Without this layer, the tissue of the stem would be sheared during growth.
