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Legend:
1 base of the leaf
English name: Corn / Maize
Scientific name: Zea mays
Familia: Gramineae
Classis: Monocotyledonas
Phylum: Angiospermae
Regnum: Plantae
The meristem is located at the base of the leaf in maize. New cells are formed by ordered mitotic division giving rise to rows of cells. This explains why the vascular bundles but also the stomata/ guard cells are arranged parallel.
