A transverse section of a plant material shows the following anatomical features under a microscope:
Thick cuticle, Sunken stomata, discontinuous sclerenchymatous hypodermis, Armed parenchyma, 'T' shaped sclerenchymatous girdle, Two-conjoint, collateral and open vascular bundle.

The plant material must be a

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Pinus needle have thick cuticle, they have sunken stomata and have resin duct beneath the cuticle hence their hypodermis is discontinuous, pinus can be haploxylon i.e., one fibrovascular bundle or diploxylon i.e., two fibro vascular bundle. Hence the above given transverse section is of pinus needle.

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