Question : What is phyllotaxy ? Give its types with one example.

1.	Question : What is phyllotaxy ? Give its types with one example.
Answer» Solution :The MODE of arrangement of leaves on the stem and its branches is called phyllotaxy. It is of four TYPES : (i) Alternate or spiral (e.g., Mango) (ii) Opposite superposed (e.g., Jamun)(iii) Opposite decussate (e.g., CALOTROPIS)(iv) Whorled (e.g., Alstonia scholaris).

Discussion