Aquatic Monocot Stem: Aerenchyma in Potamogeton
cross section: Potamogeton stem
magnification: 100x
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The epidermis is single layered with a thickened outer cell wall, thin to non-existent cuticle and scattered stomata.
The cortex consists of two zones of photosynthetic parenchyma; a narrow outer zone of packed parenchyma and a deeper broad zone of web like aerenchyma, interspaced with large radially arranged air pockets. Small bundles of sclerenchyma cells stabilize the intersections between intersecting strands of aerenchyma.
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Aquatic Monocot Stem: Aerenchyma in Potamogeton
cross section: Potamogeton stem
magnification: 100x
Berkshire Community College Bioscience Image Library
The epidermis is single layered with a thickened outer cell wall, thin to non-existent cuticle and scattered stomata.
The cortex consists of two zones of photosynthetic parenchyma; a narrow outer zone of packed parenchyma and a deeper broad zone of web like aerenchyma, interspaced with large radially arranged air pockets. Small bundles of sclerenchyma cells stabilize the intersections between intersecting strands of aerenchyma.
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