Q- What are peculiar features of collenchymas? Give its location and function.
Answer- Collenchyma tissues are prismatic and elongated with pointed ends.
The peculiar features of collenchymas are as follows:
1. The cells present in collenchyma tissues are thick walled and are living in nature
2. The collenchymas tissues forms hypodermis (layer beneath epidermis) of dicot stem and are also present in midribs and leaf stalks of the leaves.
The collenchymas tissues are mainly found or located in hypodermis (layer beneath epidermis) of dicot stem and are also present in midribs and leaf stalks of the leaves. The collenchymas tissues are responsible for many functions in plant and tree but from all of them the main function of collenchyma tissue is to provide mechanical support to the plant or tree and make it flexible to prevent them from being uprooted due to high velocity wind.