Question : Briefly describe the leaf modification in Nepenthes.

1.	Question : Briefly describe the leaf modification in Nepenthes.
Answer» Solution :The leaf BECOMES modified into a pitcher in NEPENTHES. In Nepenthes the basal PART of the leaf is laminar and the midrib continues as a coiled tendrillar structure. The APICAL part of the leaf as modified into a pitcher the mouth of the pitcher is closed by a lid which is the modification of leaf apex.

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