𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 || 𝘽𝙪𝙡𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙨 ||
𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮
⚜Phylloclade
⚜These are green, flattened structures bearing several nodes and internodes. The true leaves are reduced to spines or scales. They show unlimited growth. Some phylloclades also store food and water. The phylloclades are examples of some xerophytic plants, e.g., Opuntia (nagaphani), Casuarina, Euphorbia.
Cladodes (Cladophylls) .
⚜They are green photosynthetic stems generally one inter node long. These develop by the modification of only stem branches of limited growth and are green (photosynthetic). The true leaves of the plant are reduced to scales or spines, e.g., Ruscus, Asparagus.
⚜𝘽𝙪𝙡𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙨
These are modified vegetative or floral buds arising in the axil of scale or foliage leaves. The bulbil helps in vegetative propagation, e.g., Lilium, Agave, Dioscorea (wild yam), Oxa𝙡𝙞𝙨.
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