Cambium (botany)
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A cambium in botany, is a tissue layer that provide undifferentiated cells for plant growth. It forms parallel rows of cells, which result in secondary tissues.
There are several distinct kinds of cambium found in plant stems and roots:
There are several distinct kinds of cambium found in plant stems and roots:
- Cork cambiumCork cambiumCork cambium is a tissue found in many vascular plants as part of the periderm. The cork cambium is a lateral meristem and is responsible for secondary growth that replaces the epidermis in roots and stems...
, a tissue found in many vascular plants as part of the periderm. - Unifacial cambiumUnifacial cambiumThe unifacial cambium produces cells to the interior of its cylinder. These cells differentiate into xylem tissue. Unlike the more common bifacial cambium found in later woody plants, the unifacial cambium does not produce phloem to its exterior...
, which produces cells to the interior of its cylinder. - Vascular cambiumVascular cambiumThe vascular cambium is a part of the morphology of plants. It consists of cells that are partly specialized, for the tissues that transport water solutions, but have not reached any of the final forms that occur in their branch of the specialization graph...
, a lateral meristemMeristemA meristem is the tissue in most plants consisting of undifferentiated cells , found in zones of the plant where growth can take place....
in the vascular tissue of plants.