Multiple choice

Which kind of vernation does the young leaves of cycas have?

  1. Circinate vernation

  2. Convolute vernation

  3. Involute vernation

  4. Twisted vernation

  5. None of the above
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Explanation

When the leaf emerges, it is tightly curled so that the tender growing tip of the frond (and each subdivision of the frond) is protected within a coil.

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