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Pnematophores occur in

  • Option 1)

    Carnivororus plants

  • Option 2)

    Free- floating hydrophytes

  • Option 3)

    Halophytes

  • Option 4)

    Submerged hydrophytes

 

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Pneumatophores -

Respiratory roots or pneumatophores - In mangrove plants (marshy area), the tap root grows vertically upward into the air (negative geotropic) because of low oxygen.

- wherein

These roots have minute pores called pneumathodes or lenticel. Example: Rhizophora, Avicennia, Ceriops, Sonneratia.

 

 

Pneumatophores, an aerial root specialized for gaseous exchange,  occur in Halophytes like mangroves and other swamp plants.


Option 1)

Carnivororus plants

Incorrect

Option 2)

Free- floating hydrophytes

Incorrect

Option 3)

Halophytes

Correct

Option 4)

Submerged hydrophytes

Incorrect

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