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Reproduction In Organisms

Question
CBSEENBI12000957

How does Bryophyllum plant propagate ? 
                                Or

Why do the new plants grow on Bryophyllum leaf ?

Solution
Bryophyllum plant Propagates vegetatively through leaves. In the leaf there are notches, where meristem is present. When leaf comes in contact with soil, adventitious buds that arise from the notches at the margins of the leaves produce a new plant. 

 Leaf of Bryophyllum with young plants.