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Arrangement of Leaves

Whorled phyll...

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Whorled phyllotaxy with simple reticulate leaves occurs in

A

Alstonia

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B

Guava

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C

Mustard

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D

Calotropis

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Solution

The correct option is A Alstonia
Alstonia:

Leaves of Alstonia are simple leaves with reticulate venation (veins and veinlets arranged to form a network).

The phyllotaxy of Alstonia is whorled (more than two leaves arise from a single node).

Final answer: (A) Alstonia

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