Question

Bamboo is a perennial plant but they are examples of monocarpic plants. What does that means?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Bamboos exhibit monocarpic flowering behaviour. This means, the bamboo dies after flowering. ... Most bamboo plants flower only once in their life cycle. Some species of bamboo flower only once every 40 to 50 years.

Answer 2

Answer:

Bamboos flower in a monocarpic manner. This signifies that the bamboo dies after flowering. Most bamboo plants only flower once in their life cycle.

Explanation:

Monocarpic plants are ones that flower and fruit only once before dying. They are also known as semelparous plants.

Bamboo refers to a subfamily of tall, thick treelike grasses, but it is also a general word for approximately 1,200 different species. The majority are perennials with woody stems.

Bamboo plants are monocarpic perennials. They only flower once throughout their lives, usually after 50-100 years. They yield a big quantity of fruits before dying.

A few perennial plants Like Bambusa tulda, Agave, Banana, are monocarpic as well.