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Give an example of plant having both kidney and dumb-bell shaped guard cells in stomata.
Give an example of plant having both kidney and dumb-bell shaped guard cells in stomata.
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Kidney-shaped guard cells are in dicots; dumbbell-shaped in monocots; Cyperus shows variation.
Updated On: Nov 10, 2025
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Cyperus (e.g., Cyperus esculentus) exhibits both kidney-shaped (typical of dicots) and dumbbell-shaped (typical of monocots) guard cells in its stomata, due to its transitional anatomy in the Cyperaceae family.
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