Plants which are grown under shade are known as:
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Sciophytes.
- Plants that are grown under shade are known as shade-loving plants or sciophytes.
- Sciophytes (from Greek skia = shade, phyton = plant) are plants adapted to low-light or shaded conditions.
- Some of the examples of Sciophytes in India:
- Black pepper, cacao, and ginger, Shatavari, Tulsi (in partial shade), Colocasia esculenta (Taro/Arbi).
Other Options:
- Monocotyledons or monocots, are flowering plants whose seeds contain only one embryonic leaf, or cotyledon.
- Helophytes are a type of hydrophyte (aquatic plant) that specifically grow in marshy or wetland environments. They are rooted in soil that is usually submerged in water, but their stems, leaves, or flowers emerge above the water surface.
- Psamophytes are plants that are adapted to live in sandy soils, typically found in deserts, coastal dunes, and riverbanks.