7 Characteristic of Monocots and Examples
After discussing about the characteristics of dikotile plants in the previous article, in this opportunity we will continue the discussion of the characteristics of monocot plants. What are monocot plants? What are the examples? Check out the following exposure to find out the answer!
Characteristic of Monocots
The term monocot is derived from the word "mono" meaning one and "kotil" meaning seed. Monokotil is defined as a plant that only has 1 piece of seeds. The seeds do not split while germinating. Some examples of monocot plants include rice, maize, oil palm, coconut, and so forth.
Characteristic of Monocots
A plant can be known whether it includes monocots or dikotil by looking at some of its physical characteristics. The characteristic feature of monocot plant itself is the opposite of dicoty plant trait. Viewed from the shape of the leaves, root structure, flower shape, and the structure of the stem, monocot plants have a very clear distinction compared dikotil plants. Here is a characteristic feature of the monocot plant.
1. Root Structure
Characteristic features of monocots are primarily can be seen from how the root structure of plants in the soil. Monocot plants generally have fibro root systems that spread throughout the world in carrying out their function as a plant upright grower and as a soil nutrient absorber. The fiber roots as can be seen in the picture below can be found in some plants such as coconut, oil palm, rice, and corn.
2. Leaf shape
Characteristic features of monocots plants can also easily be known by identifying the shape of the bone leaves. Monocots have bones of leaves that are curved or parallel, very different from the dicoty plant example which generally has a pattern of leaf bone or pinnate.
3. Kaliptra
In dicotyledonous plants, kaliptra or root hoods can not be clearly distinguished. This is different from monocots. Kaliptra in monocot plants has distinctive physical features.
Kaliptra is a network at the root end of a plant that serves to penetrate the soil with its distinctive properties.
4. Kambium
In monocots, the roots and stems do not have cambium. If we cut the stem bark or roots of monocot plants, we will not find green slime before the wooden tissue. This is why the monocots can not be propagated through artificial vegetative propagation methods such as graft, cuttings, grafting, and grafting.
5. Flower Petals
By looking at the petals, we can also know whether a plant is a single or two seeded beans. Flower petal monokotil petals generally amounted to a multiple of 3. Consider the image of oil palm flower petals below! Oil palm includes examples of monocot plants and flowers have 3 petals.
6. Shape Trunk
Monocot plants generally have a distinctive stem, which has no branching and can not grow large. For example, consider the coconut trees around you! Nothing branching is it? Obviously different from dicoty plants such as jengkol, rambutan, guava, and mangoes that many branching trees. Therefore, the characteristic feature of monocot plants is the easiest to use to identify whether a plant includes dicotyles or monocots.
7. Vessel Transportation
If the dicoted plant stems are cut, we will not see clearly the separation between the wooden vessels (xylem) and the filter vessels (floem) on the trunk section. This is distinctly different from the monocoty stem cross section. Take a look at the image below to tell the difference.
Well, that is the characteristic feature of monocots and the example I can give. Hopefully it can be useful and facilitate your understanding of the science of plant classification. Regards.
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