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Whorled, simple leaves with reticulate venation are present in
BiologyMorphology of Flowering PlantsNEETNEET 2011 (Mains)
Options:
  • A Calotropis
  • B Neem
  • C China rose
  • D Alstonia
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The correct answer is: Alstonia
If more than two leaves arise at a node of stem and its branches, and form a whorl, the phyllotaxy is said to be whorled as in Alstonia, Nerium etc. In Alstonia five leaves are present in a whorl while in Nerium three leaves are present in a whorl.

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