Question

What is schlerenchyma?

Answer 1

It is a supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, hardened cells.

Answer 2

$\huge{\underline{\mathfrak{Schlerenchyma}}}$

• Schlerenchyma is made up of dead cells.

• There aren't any intercellular spaces due to the thickness of cell walls

• This tissue makes the plant hard and stiff. For example : Husk of Coconut.

• They are long and narrow as the walls are thickened due to lignin ( A Seament like Substance )

• This tissue is present in stems, around vascular bundles, in the veins of the leaf and in the hard covering of seeds and nuts.

• It also provides strength to the plant parts.