Caption

Scanning electron microscope image of a x-setion through Tradescantia virginiana stem. Image shows vascular bundles in a ring, with a central pith.

Commelinales

Commelinaceae (spiderwort family)

Tradescantia virginiana

herbaceous monocotyledon

Zeiss DSM 962 SEM

Writer

Louisa Howard, Charles Daghlian

Keywords

Botanical, SEM, stem, Commelinales