A Textbook of Plant Anatomy

Plant body in Angiosperms is differentiated into root stem, leaf and flower.  All these parts are made up of different types of tissues containing different cell types.  A tissue is a mass of similar or dissimilar cells performing a common function. The body of a vascular plant is composed of dermal tissue, Ground tissue and Vascular tissue. Dermal Tissue is protective in function.  Basing on its origin, it is classified into two types – Epidermis and Periderm. Epidermis is the pr