Question : Differentiate between Phylloclade and cladode

1.	Question : Differentiate between Phylloclade and cladode
Answer» Solution : In phylloclade, the stem is modified into a flat, fleshy and green leaf-like structure which has a succession of NODES and INTERNODES. LEAVES are modified into spines or scales to check TRANSPIRATION, and the function of photosynthesis is taken up by the green leaf-like stem. Whereas cladode is a green, cylindrical or flattened stem branch of limited growth. UNLIKE phylloclade, it has only one or two internodes. It is borne in the axil of a scaly orspiny leaf at the node.

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