Question

Which of the following plants does not help in vegetative propagation by leaves

• A. Begonia
• B. Kalanchoe
• C. Bryophyllum
• D. Oxalis

Answer 1

The correct option is D Oxalis

Oxalis propagates through runner and bulbils. Bulbils are a small bulb-like structure which is mainly present in the axil of leaf and stem. The bulbil falls on the ground and form a new plant. In oxalis, the bulbils occur above the base of the fleshy root. Bulbils are considered as modified vegetative and floral buds which stores food and also helps in vegetative propagation of the plants.

Oxalis also propagates by runners where the stem spreads on the ground and develop the root on lower side and leaf on the upper side at the point on the stem and develop into a new plant.

So, the correct answer is option D.