Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 5

5. Buttress roots are found in

(a) sorghum

(b) banyan

(c) Terminalia

(d) Pandanus

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Answer : c

Hints & Solutions

(c) Buttress roots are asymmetrically thickened prop roots found at the base of certain trees. They render additional mechanical support to the trees. e.g. Salmalia, Terminalia etc.