Dicot stem t.s.
Helianthus x4
Vascular
bundles arrange
in a peripheral
ring
Large central pith
Monocot Stem t.s. Zea mays X4
Scattered vascular
bundles (no pith or
cortex)
Dicot stem t.s. Helianthus X10
epidermis
Cortex of
collenchyma
Parenchyma pith
Dicot stem t.s. Helianthus X30
Collenchyma with corner
thickening
Bundle cap of
sclerenchyma
phloem
Interfascicula
cambium
cambium
metaxylem
protoxylem
Monocot Stem t.s. Zea mays X410
Epidermis – with thick wall
+ hypodermis of sclerenchyma
Vascular bundle with
bundle sheath
Monocot Stem vascular bundle t.s. Zea mays X20
Bundle sheath of
Sclerenchyma
Metaxylem vessel
xylem
Lysigenous canal
Curcubitta stem t.s. X10
Cortex –
collenchyma,
parenchyma +
Sclerenchyma
layers
Vascular bundle – 5
outer & 5 inner
Hollow pith
Curcubitta stem t.s. X100 (tissue layers in cortex)
Epidermis – thick wall
Collenchyma – thicker at
corners
does not form a
continuous layer
Parenchyma with
chloroplast
Lignified
sclerenchyma
Parenchyma pith
Curcubitta stem t.s. X10 (bicollateral vascular bundle – 2 layers
phloem)
phloem
cambium
Metaxylem
vessel
xylem
phloem
Clematis stem t.s. X4
Clematis stem t.s. X4
collenchyma
sclerenchyma
phloem
cambium
xylem
Thick wall
parenchyma in pith
Clematis stem t.s. X4 (type 2)
Clematis stem t.s. X400 (type 2)
Squashed
hypodermis
Sclerenchyma –
stained red
Pericycle –
parenchyma
cells
Vascular bundle