Presence of sheathing leaf base and ligule are characteristic of
A
Cycas leaf
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B
Fern leaf
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C
Banana leaf
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D
Grass leaf
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Solution
The correct option is D Grass leaf A ligule is an outgrowth present at the junction of leaf sheath and lamina in grass leaf. It occurs at the end of petiole at the leaf base. It is a strap-shaped extension of the corolla. It is a membranous appendages. Grass leaf also has sheathing leaf base.