explain what are prop roots
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Aerial roots are roots above the ground. They are almost always adventitious. They are found in diverse plant species, including epiphytes such as orchids, tropical coastal swamp trees such as mangroves, banyan figs, the warm-temperate rainforest rata and pohutukawa trees of New Zealand.
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=> The hanging structures that support a banyan tree are called prop roots.
=> They arise from the branches of the stem.
=> They hang down vertically and enter the soil.
=> They are quite long.
=> They behave like a pillar and give support to the plant.
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