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Define heliophytes and sciophytes. Name a plant from your locality that is either heliophyte or sciophyte.

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Heliophytes are those plants whch grow in strong light so are commonly called sun plants e.g., sunflower , while sciophytes are those plants which prefers to grow in lower light intensities e.g., money plant , fir etc.
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