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The arrangement of leaves on the stem (alternate/opposite/whorled) is called:
AVernation
BAestivation
CPhyllotaxy
DVenation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Phyllotaxy
Phyllotaxy = leaf arrangement on stem/branch. Three types: alternate (china rose, mustard), opposite (Calotropis, guava), whorled (Alstonia, more than two leaves per node). Venation is vein arrangement; aestivation is petal/sepal arrangement in bud.
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