Question

Write a note on pneumatophore.

Answer 1

• Pneumatophores are also called respiratory roots.
• These aerial roots grow vertically upwards in swampy plants like Rhizophora.
• These are specialized root structures that facilitate aeration necessary for root respiration in hydrophytic trees.
• Mangrove muds are anaerobic.
• Eg- Mangrove species (Avicennia marina), cotton etc.