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In Ficus $(Rubber\,\, plant)$ the young leaves are protected by reddish structures called bud scales. These are

In a plant, the peduncle is elongated and it bears pedicillate flowers. The older flowers lie towards the base and the younger ones near the apex. The growth of the peduncle continues and more flowers are added. The inflorescence is

In spiral phyllotaxy, the number of leaves at each node is

Reticulate venation is found in dicot leaves while in monocot leaves venation is of parallel type. Biology being a ‘Science of exceptions’, find out any exception to this generalisation.