Dicot and Monocot Leaf
Tissue organization
Dicot leaf (Dorsiventral)
Monocot leaf (isobilateral )
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Epidermis
Covers both upper(adaxial - bearing less/no stomata) and lower (abaxial -bearing more stomata) surface of leaf and bears a cuticle
Stomata present on both sides
Mesophyll
Differentiated into palisade (has parallel arranged elongated cells) and parenchyma (with loosely arranged oval/round cells); it possesses chlorophyll
Notdifferentiated into palisade and parenchyma
Vascular Bundle
Present in midrib and veins (reticulatevenation); surrounded by bundle sheath cells
Leaves have parallel venation.
Bulliform cells(modified epidermal cells) are present along the vein which absorb water and make the cells turgid.
