The Collenchyma is structural tissue that has elongated cells that have unevenly thickened walls. Its name comes from the greek work "kolla" meaning "glue", in reference to the glistening appearance of its walls. The walls of collenchyma will be thicker if the plant is stressed.

This slide was purchased on Ebay and is part of 100 prepared slides " set B" I hope you enjoy the microscopic pictures of Stem Collenchyma found on this page. I believe you'll find these images of Stem Collenchyma to be superior to those found elsewhere!