Question
Biology Question on Reproduction in Organisms
Vegetative reproduction, in which new plants develop in the notches along the tip of intact leaves is seen in
A
Asparagus
B
Agave
C
Chrysanthemum
D
Bryophyllum
Answer
Bryophyllum
Explanation
Solution
Leaves of many plants have adventitious buds that help in vegetative propagation, e.g., Begonia, Bryophyllum, Adiantum, etc.In Bryophyllum diagremontianum, buds develop on themarginal notches of intact leaves which form plantlets even when the leaves are still atached to parent plant.This phenomenon is ofen referred to as viviparity