Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 156

Question: Swollen lower end of leaf stalk is [Wardha 2000]

Options:

A) Petiole

B) Pulvinus

C) Thalamus

D) Disc

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

In some leaves the leaf base is swollen.

Such swollen leaf bases are called pulvinus leaf bases e.g., Mango, Pea, Gram, Ficus etc.