| Detail cross section of an old stem of castor bean |
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1 vascular cambium ring
3 xylem
4 parenchyma
2 phloem
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English name: Castor bean
Scientific name: Ricinus communis
Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Classis: Dicotyledonas
Phylum: Angiospermae
Regnum: Plantae
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| Cambium cells divide only in periclinal direction so that the newly formed cells are aligned in rows. These new cells differentiate to xylem (inward) and to phloem (outward) |