Question

What happens in whorled phyllotaxy?

Answer 1

Phyllotaxy:

1. The arrangement of leaves around the stem is known as phyllotaxy.
2. The right arrangement of leaves is critical for sunlight and photosynthesis.
3. The stem node gives rise to the leaves.
4. They arise from shoot apical meristems.
5. Axillary buds on the leaves grow into branches.
6. The three basic leaf arrangement varieties are alternating, opposite, and whorled.

Whorled phyllotaxy:

1. More than two leaves emerge from each node and create a whorl in whorled phyllotaxy.
2. This arrangement is common in Alstonia.