. Plants of New Zealand . Botany. the verbena family The Koots op the Mangrove. 355 A tree which grows in salt water must, of necessity, have roots differing much from those of a tree growing on land, and the root structure of Avicennia, as of all mangroves, is replete. Fig, 116, Mangrove trees, showing aerial roots. with points of interest. Botanically speaking, the root is the result of the development of the rootlet of the embryo, and it would seem an easy matter, tlierefore, to distinguish between root and stem. In many cases it is so, but there are some plants in which the root simulates
. Plants of New Zealand . Botany. the verbena family The Koots op the Mangrove. 355 A tree which grows in salt water must, of necessity, have roots differing much from those of a tree growing on land, and the root structure of Avicennia, as of all mangroves, is replete. Fig, 116, Mangrove trees, showing aerial roots. with points of interest. Botanically speaking, the root is the result of the development of the rootlet of the embryo, and it would seem an easy matter, tlierefore, to distinguish between root and stem. In many cases it is so, but there are some plants in which the root simulates a stem (v. Metrosideros. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Laing, R. M. (Robert Malcolm), b. 1865; Blackwell, E. W. (Ellen W. ). Christchurch : Whitcombe and Tombs
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