A plant with epidermis specialised to absorb mositure from air is?

Avicennia

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Vanda

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Rhizophora

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Jussiaea

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Solution

The correct option is B Vanda
A plant with epidermis specialized to absorb moisture from the air is Vanda because vanda is an epiphyte with modified epidermis called velamen. As it stays on the host plant branches, its roots hang in the air absorbing moisture from the atmosphere.
So, the correct option is 'Vanda'.

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