DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
MORPHOLOGY AND IDENTIFICATION
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
What type of root does “Aerial root “ look like?
|
|
Roots that arise around the base of the stem above the ground. to help support the trunk
|
|
|
Roots that do breathing It is a root that grows from the roots that support the trunk.
|
|
|
clinging to what the trunk leans on
|
|
|
roots that absorb moisture and gases from the air
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Pneumatophores are aerial roots specialized for gaseous exchange, e.g. roots of mangrove tree.
Detailed explanation-2: -Although the black mangrove does not have prop roots, small air roots can be seen extending vertically from the soils surrounding the trunk. These air roots, called pneumatophores, extend upward from the underground roots above the soil surface.
Detailed explanation-3: -Aerial roots are roots above the ground. They are almost always adventitious. They are found in diverse plant species, including epiphytes such as orchids (Orchidaceae), tropical coastal swamp trees such as mangroves, banyan figs (Ficus subg.
There is 1 question to complete.