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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Cork cambium '''is a [[biological tissue|tissue]] found in many vascular plants as part of the [[periderm]]. The cork cambium is a lateral meristem and is responsible for secondary growth that replaces the epidermis in roots and stems. It is found in woody and many herbaceous [[dicot]]s, [[gymnosperm]]s and some [[monocot]]s, which usually lack secondary growth.<br />
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Cork cambium is one of the plant's [[meristem]]s - the series of tissues consisting of embryonic (incompletely differentiated) cells from which the plant grows. It is one of the many layers of [[bark]], between the cork and primary [[phloem]]. The function of cork cambium is to produce the [[cork (tissue)|cork]], a tough protective material.<br />
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Synonyms for cork cambium are '''bark cambium''', '''pericambium''' or '''phellogen'''. Phellogen is defined as the meristematic cell layer responsible for the development of the periderm. Cells that grow inwards from the phellogen are termed ''phelloderm'', and cells that develops outwards are termed ''phellem'' or cork (note similarity with vascular cambium). The periderm thus consist of three different layers; <br />
*phelloderm, <br />
*phellogen (cork cambium) and <br />
*phellem.<br />
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Growth and development of cork cambium is very variable between different species, and also highly dependent on age, growth conditions etc. as can be observed from the different surfaces of bark; smooth, fissured, tesselated, scaly, flaking off, etc. <br />
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==Economic importance==<br />
* Commercial [[Cork (material)|cork]] is derived from the bark of the [[cork oak]] ''(Quercus suber).'' Cork has many uses including wine bottle stoppers, bulletin boards, coasters, hot pads to protect tables from hot pans, insulation, sealing for lids, flooring, gaskets for engines, fishing bobbers, handles for fishing rods and tennis rackets, etc. <br />
* Many types of bark are used as [[mulch]]. <br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Meristem]]<br />
*[[Cork (material)]]<br />
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==References==<br />
*Junikka, L. (1994) Macroscopic bark terminology. ''IAWA Journal'' 15(1): 3-45<br />
*Trockenbrodt, M. (1990) Survey and discussion of the terminology used in bark anatomy. ''IAWA Bulletin, New Series'' 11: 141-166.<br />
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