In which of the following is the phyllotaxy alternate?

Calotropis

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Hibiscus

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Allamanda

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Nerium

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Solution

The correct option is C Hibiscus
Phyllotaxy is the arrangement of leaves on a plant stem. Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae. Species of Hibiscus exhibit alternate phyllotaxy. In an alternate or spiral leaved plants, the leaves are single at each node and borne along the stem alternately in an ascending spiral.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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