Study the given figures and identify the kind of phyllotaxy

Options

A. `{:(" (i)"," (ii)"," (iii)"),("Whorled", "Opposite","Alternate"):}`
B. `{:(" (i)"," (ii)"," (iii)"),("Alternate", "Opposite","Whorled"):}`
C. `{:(" (i)"," (ii)"," (iii)"),("Opposite", "Alternate","Whorled"):}`
D. `{:(" (i)"," (ii)"," (iii)"),("Opposite", "Whorled","Alternate"):}`

Answer

B

Explanation

In alternate (or sprial) phyllotaxy, only one leaf is borne on a node and the leaves of the adjacent node roughly lie towards the opposite sides (e.g., Hibiscus). In opposite phyllotaxy, two leaves are borne on the opposite side of a single node e.g., guava in whorled or verticillate phyllotaxy, three (e.g., Nerium) or more than three (e.g., Alstonia) leaves develop from a single node.