Question

Distinguish between root climbers and stem climbers.

Answer 1

Root climbers: 

1. Plants climbing with the help of adventitious roots (arise from nodes). 

2. e.g. Piper betel, Piper nigrum, Hedera helix, Pothos, Hoya.

Stem climbers: 

1. These climbers lack specialised structure for climbing and the stem itself coils around the support. 

2. e.g. Ipomoea, Convolvulus, Dolichos, Clitoria, Quisqualis.