In swampy areas like the sunderbans in West Bengal, plants bear special kind of roots called …….

Explanation

Pneumatophores Roots are the organs meant for the absorption of water and minerals from the soil. Cells of roots require `O_(2)` to respire. In swampy areas, soil does not have air, so no `O_(2)` is available to them.
In such cases, roots come out of the soil shows negative geotropism and breathe after coming in contact with air , e.g., Rhizophora . Such roots are called pneumatophores respiratory roots.