DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
MORPHOLOGY AND IDENTIFICATION
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Question
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Identify the stem type from the given description. These are slender and spirally coiled stem modifications which develop from axillary buds and help plants climb up a support.
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Underground stems
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Stem tendrils
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Thorns
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Stems for spreading and vegetative propagation
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -For example-In plants like grapevine and pumpkins, stem tendrils expand from axillary buds for climbing. These are slender shaped and spirally coiled structures. They do not have a lamina or blade but they do perform photosynthesis. Cucurbita belongs to the genus of herbaceous vines and gourd family, Cucurbitaceae.
Detailed explanation-2: -Grape Vine and Pumpkin have long slender and coiled stem tendrils.
Detailed explanation-3: -tendril: a thin, spirally-coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support.
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