Question
Download Solution PDFThe type of phyllotaxy found in calotropis is
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Opposite decussate.
Key Points
- Phyllotaxy is the arrangement of leaves on a plant stem. In the case of Calotropis (a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family), the phyllotaxy is opposite decussate.
- In an opposite decussate arrangement, pairs of leaves are arranged at right angles to the pair above or below them on the stem.
- This type of leaf arrangement is fairly common in many plant species.
Additional Information
- Alternate phyllotaxy is where there is only one leaf per node and they alternate sides as you move along the stem.
- Opposite superposed is where two leaves arise at the same level but directly above the pair of leaves in the next node below.
- Ternate phyllotaxy is where three leaves are arranged at each node.
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