Question

how are pneumatophores helpful to plants

Answer 1

Pneumatophores are the aerial roots that grow vertically upwards in swampy plants like rhizophora to obtain oxygen as swampy plants are constantly submerged under water. ... Their main function is respiration hence they are also called as respiratory roots.

Answer 2

Pneumatophores are the aerial roots that grow vertically upwards in swampy plants like rhizophora to obtain oxygen as swampy plants are constantly submerged under water. ... Their main function is respiration hence they are also called as respiratory roots.