Phloem
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Phloem is the living tissue in vascular plants that transports the soluble organic compounds made during photosynthesis and known as photosynthates, in particular the sugar sucrose, to the rest of the
Stripping the inner bark from a pine branch
Bast fibre
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Bast fibre is plant fibre collected from the phloem or bast surrounding the stem of certain dicotyledonous plants. Some of the economically important bast fibres are obtained from herbs cultivated in
Phloem
…cell wall and are dead at maturity. The secondary cell wall increases their rigidity and tensile strength, especially because they contain lignin. Bast fibres are the long, narrow supportive cells that provide tension strength without limiting flexibility. They are also found in xylem, and are the main component…
Cycling suit of linen bast fiber, New York, New York, United States, 1908
Dress of unspecified bast fibre, Yuracaré, Rio Chimoré, Bolivia 1908–1909.