Question

What is meant by Amphicribral?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

having the phloem surrounding the xylem —used of certain concentric vascular bundles — compare amphivasal.

Answer 2

Those vascular xylem bundles in which phloem covers whole xylem bundles that is known as amphicribral.

Extra points to be noted:-

1. In them xylem lies in the middle of the vascular bundle.

2. Cribral means sieve like structure.

3. In ferns rhizome such bundles are seen.

4. This is found in most of the underground stems.

5. Order of the development of xylem in them may be both centrifugal & centripetal.

6. In this type of xylem bundles mesarch condition is usually seen.

7. Amphicribral is also known as hadrocentric.