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Phloem Structure Phloem is composed of several cell types including sclerenchyma, parenchyma, sieve elements and companion cells. The sieve element and companion cell are found closely associated with each other in what is referred to as the sieve element/companion cell complex.
Phloem is the tissue in plants that transport food to the parts of the plant where it needs to go. An example of the phloem is the tissue in plants that distributes the sugar that plants eat. the vascular tissue in vascular plants that conducts and distributes sugars and other dissolved foods from the places where the food is produced to the places where it is needed or stored. Origin of phloem.