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JIPMER 2010
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2010
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Morphology of Flowering Plants

JIPMER 2010 · Botany · Morphology of Flowering Plants

Clinging roots are found in

Clinging roots are found in

Options

  1. Aorchids
  2. BTrapa
  3. CPodostemon
  4. Dscrewpine

Correct answer

A. orchids

Step-by-step solution

Clinging roots are found is orchids, these roots grow as epiphytes upon the trunks or branches of trees. They hang freely in the air and absorb atmospheric moisture with the help of special sponge like tissue called velamen. Velamen is the modification of epidermis.
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