Question

Laticiferous glands are found in which of the following plant part?

• A. Cortex
• B. Epidermis
• C. Endodermis
• D. Vascular bundle

Answer 1

The correct option is A Cortex

• Laticiferous vessels are the specialized thin walled parenchymatous cells that secrete latex and are found in the cortex. They lack pits and are composed of cellulose and hemicelluloses and serve to secrete latex.
• Epidermis is the outermost covering of the primary plant body and is mostly represented by a single layer of compactly arranged, barrel-shaped parenchyma cells.
• The innermost layer of cortex forms endodermis which has compactly arranged barrel shaped cells. The primary thin walled endodermis shows suberin deposition in form of bands or strips that run around the radial and end walls of the cells and forms casparian strips.
• Vascular bundle consists of xylem, phloem and cambium (in dicot only) which are derived from procambium and serve in translocation of food and sap.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.