DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
MORPHOLOGY AND IDENTIFICATION
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Question
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In Australian acacia plant
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leaves are short lived, petioles become leaf like
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leaves become fleshy
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leaves are modified into spines
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leaf tips are modified into tendrils
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In Australian Acacia, the leaves are small and short-lived. Hence in these plants, the petioles are modified. They expand and become green and perform photosynthesis. These modified petioles capable of performing photosynthesis and synthesizing food are called phyllodes.
Detailed explanation-2: -niin some plants such as Australian acacia, the leaves are small and short-lived. The petioles in these plants expand, become green and synthesise food.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer. Answer: In Acacia auriculiformis, petioles expand to form leaf like structures.
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