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How the leaf hooks helps the Bignonia plant ?

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In cat's nail (Bignonia unguiscati) an elegant climber, the terminal leaflets become modified into three, very sharp, stiff and curved hooks, very much like the nails of a cat. These hooks cling to the bark of a tree and as organs of support for climbing.
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