Tugui or Lesser yam Dioscorea esculenta Protection
Peanut Arachis hypogaea Nitrogen Fixation
Mangrove Rhizophora mangle
Aeration Dendrobium Dendrobium
Purple Yam Dioscorea alata Reproduction
Support Brace roots – aerial roots arising from main stem which penetrates the ground Prop roots – aerial roots arising from the branches which penetrate the ground Clinging roots – aerial roots arising from the branches which penetrate the ground Food storage - enlarged, fleshy, or succulent root Photosynthesis - green aerial roots Protection - presence of spines Nitrogen fixation - formation of root nodules containing bacteria in their cells Aeration - with PNEUMATOPHORES or roots with spongy tissues protruding from the surface of soil
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME MODIFIED FUNCTION FUNCTION STEM
Cadena de amor Antigonon leptopus Ampalaya Momordica charantia Tendrils squash Cucurbita maxima
Unusual Method of Balloon vine Cardiospermum halicacabum Twiners Support
Stone plant Dinteranthus microspermus Living stone Lithops Succulent leaves Water storage Kataka taka Bryophyllum pinnatum Aloe vera Aloe vera Stonecrops Crassulaceae
Pea plant Pisum sativum
Tendrils Squash plant Cucurbita maxima Support Banana tree Musa Pseudotrunk
