Text | in a dicot stem the cells arranged in multiple layers between the epidermis and the pericycle constitute the cortex. the cortex consists of three sub zones . the outer hypodermis consists of a few layers of collenchyma cells just below the epidermis, which provide mechanical strength to the young stems. cortical layers below the hypodermis consists of rounded thin-walled parenchyma cells with conspicuous intercellular spaces. the innermost layer of the cortex is called the endodermis or the starch sheath |
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