page_title: Sap
section_title: Types of sap
hierarchical_section_title: Sap / Types of sap
caption_attribution_description: English: Buds of Sansevieria trifasciata. A drop of sweet, syrupy sap appears underneath each flower cluster before blooming.
context_page_description: Sap is a fluid transported in xylem cells or phloem sieve tube elements of a plant. These cells transport water and nutrients throughout the plant.
  Sap is distinct from latex, resin, or cell sap; it is a separate substance, separately produced, and with different components and functions.
  Insect honeydew is called sap, particularly when it falls from trees, but is only the remains of eaten sap and other plant parts.
context_section_description: Saps may be broadly divided into two types:  xylem sap and phloem sap.
caption: Sap droplets of Sansevieria trifasciata
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