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Morphology Of Flowering Plants

Question
CBSEENBI11002385

Whorled, simple leaves with reticulate venation are present in

  • Calotropis

  • Neem

  • China rose

  • Alstonia

Solution

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Alstonia

If more than two leaves arise at a node of stem and its branches and form a whorl, the phyllotaxy is said to be whorled as in Alstonia Nerium etc. In Alstonia five leaves are present in a whorl while in Nerium three leaves are present in a whorl