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What are tunicated and compound tunicated bulbs?

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1. Tunicated bulb: 

When fleshy scale leaves are arranged on stem in concentric manner, bulb is called as tunicated bulb or layered bulb. E.g. Onion 

2. Compound tunicated bulb: 

When fleshy scale leaves arranged on stem, partially overlap each other by their margins only, such bulb is called compound tunicated or scaly bulb. e.g. Garlic



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