Re: How did the casparian strip get its name casparian.

Casparian strips were named after a German Botanist named Robert Caspary who identified them in the mid-1800s. It's one of those examples of becoming immortal by discovering something and then having your name attached to it forever.

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From The Morphology and Anatomy of Plants

Between the vascular tissues and the cortex is a single layer of cells known as the endodermis. In these cells, a portion of the radial walls, both longitudinal and transverse, contains lignin and suberin (waterproofing substances). This band around the wall is called the Casparian strip.