FEATURES
- Made up of dead cells.
- Shape- Either elongated (fibres) or irregular shaped (sclereids)
- Intercellular spaces are absent.
- Cell wall is hard and thick having deposition of lignin.
- Vacuole is absent.
- Nucleus is absent.
FUNCTIONS
- Dead mechanical tissue.
- Provides mechanical strength to plant parts
- Provides rigidity to leaves.
- Present in the seed coat of many plants.