Anatomically, cork is a secondary tissue formed from a specialized lateral meristem located in the stems and roots of woody gymnosperms and angiosperms. The tissue develops from a ring of meristematic cells (the cork cambium or phellogen) located...

Cork cambium is a tissue found in many vascular plants as part of the periderm. The cork cambium is a lateral meristem and is responsible for secondary growth that replaces the epidermis in roots and stems. It is found in woody and many herbaceous...