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Transverse section through a lateral root origin

Legend:

1  cortex
3  endodermis
4  pericycle
5  phloem
2  lateral root
6  xylem

English name: Water hyacinth
Scientific name: Eichhornia sp.
Familia: Pontederiaceae
Classis: Dicotyledonas
Phylum: Angiospermae
Regnum: Plantae

The lateral root originates from the pericycle and grows through the cortex and epidermis to the outside

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last modified: 5 Jun 2014