STRUCTURAL ORGANISTION OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS
MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS
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Sweet potato
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Rhizophora
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Sugarcane
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Maiza
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Detailed explanation-1: -II. Pneumatophores are seen in Rhizophora.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pneumatophores are specialized root structures that grow out from the water surface and facilitate the aeration necessary for root respiration in hydrophytic trees such as many mangrove species (e.g., Avicennia germinans and Laguncularia raecemosa), bald cypresses, and cotton (tupelo) gum (Nyssa aquatica).
Detailed explanation-3: -Rhizophora that grows in swampy areas has many roots come out of the ground and grow vertically upwards called pneumatophores which help to get oxygen for respiration.
Detailed explanation-4: -Pneumatophores are seen in Rhizophora.
Detailed explanation-5: -Pneumatophores are found in the vegetation which is found in marshy and saline lakes. Knees or Pneumatophores are specialized roots developing in mangrove plants. These are found growing in saline marshes, roots growing vertically upwards.