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Cross-section of vascular cylinder in onion root
Legend:
1 cortex
3 pericycle
4 phloem
5 xylem
2 endodermis
English name: Onion
Scientific name: Allium cepa
Familia: Liliaceae
Classis: Monocotyledonas
Phylum: Angiospermae
Regnum: Plantae
The central cylinder consists of the pericycle, phloem and xylem. The endodermis belongs to the cortex