Light micrograph of a cross-section through the aerial root of Monstera deliciosa. Monstera is a tropical climbing plant that can be cultivated easily as a houseplant. To cover its water needs, Mostera likes to sprout so-called aerial roots, which in microscopic cross-section show a circular central cylinder with the typical arrangement of the different cell types. Stained with astra blue and fuchsin. Microscopic contrast : brightfield. Magnification 80x at a print width of 10 cm.