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Discuss the phylogenetic relationship of cycas with any other group of plants |
| Answer» Cycas is an evergreen plant that looks like a palm. It exhibits a phylogenetic relationship with pteridophyte. The evolutionary characters include:\tShedding of seed when the embryo is immature.\tSlow growth.\tMonocyclic wood.\tLittle secondary growth.\tLeaf-like megasporophylls.\tCircinate ptysix.\tPersistent leaf bases.\tArrangement of microsporangia is well-defined archegonia. | |