The transverse section of a plant shows following anatomical features: (a) Large number of scattered vascular bundles surrounded by bundle sheath (b) Large conspicuous parenchymatous ground tissue (c) Vascular bundles conjoint and closed (d) Phloem parenchyma absent Identify the category of plant and its part:

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MONOCOT STEM: a. Epidermis is uniseriate with compactly arranged barrel shaped cells covered with thick cuticle trichomes are absent. b. Hypodermis : It is made up of a few layers of compactly arranged sclerenchyma cells. It provides mechanical support. c. Ground tissue is the major component and is formed by an undifferentiated mass of loosely arranged parenchyma cells enclosing intercellular spaces. It is not differentiated into cortex or pith. d. Many vascular bundles are found scattered in the ground tissue and