Correct Answer - C
In xerophytic leaves, spongy parenchyma is reduced. Palisade parenchyma may occur on both upper and lower sides with spongy parenchyma sandwitched between the two , e.g., Nerium. In Nerium or Oleander, the lower surface bears deep depressions called crypts (stomatal crypts). The crypts possess a number of cutinised hair and stomata. In other xerophytic plants, stomata occur individually and are sunken below the surface due to their being overtopped by accessory or subsidiary cells.