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HOYA PURPUREOFUSCA. Family Asclepiadaceae. Galiann Meier Plant Anatomy 423 Integrative Biology May 2, 2005. Hoya culture. Commonly grown as a houseplant, as is not hardy below 50 degrees Over 100 species Fast growing dicot vine Native to Indonesia
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HOYA PURPUREOFUSCA Family Asclepiadaceae
Galiann MeierPlant Anatomy 423Integrative BiologyMay 2, 2005
Hoya culture • Commonly grown as a houseplant, as is not hardy below 50 degrees • Over 100 species • Fast growing dicot vine • Native to Indonesia • Common name is “Wax Plant” because the leaves and other plant parts are covered in a waxy substance.
Stem Anatomy Pith Young Stem Waxy layer 1° Phloem 1° Xylem
Pith with Macrosclerids Mature Stem Xylem Phloem
Stem Anatomy 2° Xylem Vessel Members Cork Cambium
Leaf/Stem Anatomy Stem with leaf trace Petiole xylem leaf trace
Leaf Primordia New Leaves Trichomes
Xylem Leaf Anatomy Bicollateral Phloem Vascular Bundle
Leaf Anatomy Anisocytic arrangement Abaxial surface of leaf
Root Hairs Root Anatomy Young root at root apex
Root Anatomy Xylem Root at region of early differentiation
Root Hairs with Soil Root Anatomy Phloem Meta Xylem
Root Anatomy Epidermis Xylem Cortex
Root with Branch Root Root Anatomy Pericycle Epidermis Xylem
Root Anatomy Root Apical Meristem Root Cap
Root Anatomy Root Longitudinal Section Vascular cylinder Sieve tubes
Sun Burn Tannins Palisade Mesophyll
Sources • Anatomy of Seed Plants. Esau, Katherine. 1977. John Wiley & Sons