ANATOMY OF FLOWERING

PLANTS
 DICOT ROOT
• The outermost layer is called the epidermis.
• The epidermal cells sometimes project out the
root hairs.
• The epidermis is followed by the multi-layered
cortex,
• The inner layer of the cortex is called endodermis,
which is tightly packed by the barrel shaped-cells.
(Casparian strips)
• In dicots, the central pith is not distinct.
• There are two to four xylem and phloem.
known as conjunctive tissue.
 MONOCOT ROOT

• Monocot plants possess an adventitious root system.

• As in the dicots, the epidermis
forms the outermost layer,
followed by cortex,pericycle, endodermis,
vascular bundles (xylem and phloem)
and pith (random order).
• Pith is conspicuous and large.
• The number of xylem in a
monocot is six or more.
• Secondary growth is not seen in the
monocot plants.
 DICOT STEM
• Epidermis is the outermost protective
layer of the stem Covered with a thin
layer of cuticle, it may bear trichomes
and a few stomata.
• The innermost layer of the cortex is called
the endodermis. The cells of the endodermis
are rich in starch grains and the layer is also
referred to as the starch sheath.
• A large number of vascular bundles are
arranged in a ring.
Each vascular bundle is conjoint, open, and
with endarch protoxylem
 MONOCOT STEM
• The monocot stem has a sclerenchymatous
hypodermis, a large number of scattered vascular
bundles
• Vascular bundles are conjoint and closed.
• The phloem parenchyma is absent
DICOT LEAF
MONOCOT LEAF