Phylloclades are :

Question

Phylloclades are : (A) green, photosynthetic, succulent stems of indefinite growth (B) one internode long stems (C) leaf modifications (D) none of the above

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

When the stem is flattened and function as leaf it is called phylloclade or cladophyll i.e., it is green, photosynthetic succulent stem of indefinite growth, e.g., Opuntia, Ruscus, Lemna etc.

Q. Phylloclades are :

green, photosynthetic, succulent stems of indefinite growth

one internode long stems

leaf modifications

none of the above

When the stem is flattened and function as leaf it is called phylloclade or cladophyll i.e., it is green, photosynthetic succulent stem of indefinite growth, e.g., Opuntia, Ruscus, Lemna etc.