In swampy areas like the sunderbans in West Bengal, plants bear special kind of roots called .........
Pneumatophores Roots are the organs meant for the absorption of water and minerals from the soil. Cells of roots require O2 , to respire. In swampy areas, soil does not haveair, so no O2 is available to them.
In such cases, roots come out of the soil shows negative geotropism and breathe after coming in contact with air, e.g., Rhizophora. Such roots are called pneumatophores respiratory roots.
