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Whorled simple leaves with reticulate venation are present in
A
China Rose
B
$Alstonia$
C
$Calotropis$
D
Neem
Detailed Solution
In whorled phyllotaxy more than two leaves arise at a node and form a whorl.
$Alstonia$ has whorled, simple leaves with reticulate venation (it is a dicot).
China rose has alternate phyllotaxy (a single leaf at each node), as in mustard and sunflower.
$Calotropis$ has opposite phyllotaxy (a pair of leaves at each node), as in guava.
Neem has pinnately compound leaves, not simple leaves.
Hence whorled simple leaves with reticulate venation are present in $Alstonia$.
$Alstonia$ has whorled, simple leaves with reticulate venation (it is a dicot).
China rose has alternate phyllotaxy (a single leaf at each node), as in mustard and sunflower.
$Calotropis$ has opposite phyllotaxy (a pair of leaves at each node), as in guava.
Neem has pinnately compound leaves, not simple leaves.
Hence whorled simple leaves with reticulate venation are present in $Alstonia$.