Question Details

Inverted omega shaped organization of the vascular bundles is seen in

Options

A

cycas root

B

cycas stem

C

cycas leaflet

D

ctclas rachis

Correct Answer :

ctclas rachis

Solution :

The correct option is ctclas rachis.


Explanation:

In the genus Cycas (often typoed or represented in OCR as "ctclas"), the rachis of the leaf exhibits a very characteristic anatomical arrangement of vascular bundles.


When we examine the transverse section of a Cycas rachis (often written as ctclas rachis in the given options), the vascular bundles are arranged in the form of an inverted Greek letter omega (represented as Ω-shaped).


The key features of this arrangement include:


1. The vascular bundles are collateral, open, and conjoint.


2. They are arranged in a characteristic horseshoe or inverted omega (Ω) pattern within the ground tissue of the rachis.


3. The development of xylem is centripetal in the bundles situated towards the apex, while it is centrifugal or transitional in other regions of the rachis.


Therefore, the inverted omega-shaped organization of the vascular bundles is a diagnostic anatomical feature of the ctclas rachis (Cycas rachis).

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