Monocots have Parallel
(Longitudinal Striate)
Venation.
Veins occur in Orderly Ranks at
Right Angles to the Axis & show a Repeating Pattern of Large & Small Veins. |

Corn
|

Sugar Cane
|

Wheat (Triticum) Leaf
|
| Dicots have Reticulate
Venation.
More Size Classes are present. |

Nerium Midrib giving rise to a Minor Vein. Minor Veins often
have Oblique Angles in Cross-Section. |

Nerium Lamina - The darkly stained areas are Minor
Veins |

Nerium Leaf Margin - The Minor Veins are parallel to the
screen & have stained darkly. |