Question

Pneumatophores are characteristics of family [MP PMT 1987; Bihar PMT 2001]
A) Loranthaceae
B) Hydrocharitaceae
C) Rhizophoraceae
D) Orchidaceae

Answer 1

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c) rhizophoraceae

Answer 2

The correct answer is option C - Rhizophoraceae.

Rhizophoraceae family includes the subtropical and tropical flowering plants and more commonly the mangrove trees that belong to the Rhizophora genus.

The Mangrove trees grow in saline muddy areas. Their lateral roots grow into specialized structures called as Pneumatophores. These structures grow upwards against geotropism and help in the intake of oxygen in place of the primary root system that is submerged.