Green leaf-like one internode long stem/branches are called

Phyllodes

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Cladodes

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Phylloclades

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The correct option is B Cladodes
Cladode

Cladode are flattened and green modifications of stem that are one or two internode long. Ruscus is an example of a plant which has cladode.

In Ruscus, cladode is leaf-like and it develops from the axil of scaly leaf. Cladode is considered a stem due to the presence of nodes, internodes, scale leaf and floral bud.

Cladodes are capable of photosynthesis and compensate for the true leaves which are reduced to scales or spines.

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	Phylloclade	Cladode
(i)	Both main stem and branches are modified to function like leaves.	Only the branches are modified to take over the function of leaves.
(ii)	Phylloclade has limited or definite growth.	Cladode has unlimited or indefinite growth.
(iii)	It consist of several nodes and internodes.	It is usually one internode long
(iv)	True leaves are commonly caducous.	True leaves are either reduced to scales or modified to spines.
(v)	Example: Rescus aculeatus, Asparagus etc.	Example: Opuntia, Euphorbia royleana etc.

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