Question

What is venation? Give its types.?

Answer 1

Venation:

1. Venation is known as the system of arranging veins.
2. The venation can be present in a leaf and a wing of an insect.
3. Venation is sometimes known to be the arrangement of blood vessels in an animal.

Type of venation:

1. Reticulate venation:

• The veins are in the form of a network.
• Leaves of dicotyledonous plants have reticulate venation.
• Example - Tulsi leaves, hibiscus

2. Parallel venation:

• The veins which are distributed in a parallel network are known as parallel distribution.
• The movement of veins is parallel to each other.
• Leaves of monocotyledonous plants have parallel venation.
• Example - Grass, Oryza