Monocot Stem Model, corn

This model shows the histological structures of a small part of the stem of a corn plant in a cross section and radial longitudinal section.The cross section exhibits: the epidermis (pale green), Thick walled mechanical tissue (yellow) inside the epidermis.Fundamental parenchyma tissue (green).Scattered closed vascular bundles.

Each vascular bundle has the following regions:The xylem (red/green) on the inner side of the bundle and the phloem (blue) on the outer side of the bundle.