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Leaf strip of lower epidermis
Legend:
1 transparent veins (vascular bundles)
3 epidermis cells
4 subsidiary cells
5 guard cells with stomata
2 parallel rows with stomata
English name: Corn / Maize
Scientific name: Zea mays
Familia: Gramineae
Classis: Monocotyledonas
Phylum: Angiospermae
Regnum: Plantae
The stomata are aligned between the veins. The triangular subsidiary cells support the function of guard cells in opening and closing stomata. A few chloroplasts from remnants of subepidermal layers can be distinguished in the leaf strip..
