NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyMorphology of Flowering PlantsPractice
Identify the correct order where plants show alternate, opposite, and whorled phyllotaxy respectively:
Options
- AChina rose, Calotropis and Nerium
- BChina rose, Nerium and Calotropis
- CNerium, Calotropis and China rose
- DCalotropis, China rose and Nerium
Correct answer
A. China rose, Calotropis and Nerium
Step-by-step solution
In alternate phyllotaxy, only a single leaf develops from each node as in China rose. In opposite phyllotaxy, two leaves develop from each node as in Calotropis and Guava. In whorled phyllotaxy, more than two leaves develop from each node as in Nerium and Alstonia.