Ginger is an example of underground modified stem called

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5.Morphology of Flowering Plants

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Ginger is an example of underground modified stem called

Rhizome

Corm

Tuber

Bulb

Solution

Rhizome is an underground modification of stem. It grows horizontally forward under soil surface. It has distinct nodes and internodes with scaly leaves arising at the nodes. There are well marked apical and axillary buds also, e.g. Canna, zingiber (ginger), Curcuma, etc.

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