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Pneumatophores are found in vegetation of which ecosystem?
Pneumatophores are found in vegetation of which ecosystem?
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Some lateral roots of mangroves become specialized as pneumatophores in saline mud flats that grow upward for varying distances and function as the site of oxygen intake. These are also called as breathing roots, because of the ability for oxygen intake by these roots. Such type of plants mainly found in coastal area like Andaman, Mumbai, Sunderban in Bengal. Rhizophora, Avicenia are the examples of plants having pneumatophores.
Some lateral roots of mangroves become specialized as pneumatophores in saline mud flats that grow upward for varying distances and function as the site of oxygen intake. These are also called as breathing roots, because of the ability for oxygen intake by these roots. Such type of plants mainly found in coastal area like Andaman, Mumbai, Sunderban in Bengal. Rhizophora, Avicenia are the examples of plants having pneumatophores.
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