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Plant Kingdom

Question
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Which of the following is/ are grouped under phanerogams?

  • Angiosperms

  • Gymnosperms

  • Pteridophytes

  • Both (a) and (b)

Solution

D.

Both (a) and (b)

Acoording to Eichler (1883), plant kingdom was divided into two sub- kingdoms:

(i) Cryptogamae- plants which does not consist of flowers, for eg, algae, fungi, bryophytes and pteridophytes etc.

(ii) Phanerogamae- plants which consist of reproductive organs like flowers and seeds such as angiosperms and gymnosperms.