Tag: importance and classification of angiosperms

Petroleum plants belongs to the families Euphorbiaceae

(e.g., Euphorbia Lathyrus), Asclepiadaceae (e.g., Calotropis procera),

Leguminoseae (e.g., Copaifera langsdorfii) asteraceae (e. g. , Brickellia sp), etc.

So the correct option is D.

Ferula asafoetida which is also known as hing is a gum oleoresin extracted from the roots of the plant.

Hevea brasiliensis is a rubber tree that produces latex in their specialized cells called laticifers which is present within the bark of the tree. 

Bagasse is the dry fibrous residue that remains after the crushing of sugarcane or sorghum stalks to extract their juice. 

Uttar Pradesh has the largest area almost 50 percent of the sugarcane production area in India and it is followed by Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Haryana and Punjab.

The spiciness in the chili peppers is known as pungency and it due to the presence of a group of compounds called capsaicinoids. Capsaicin is the major spice-producing alkaloid present in peppers.

Chicory is a plant whose botanical name is Cichorium intybus. It is a tuberous plant in which the root of the plant is used for coffee.

India ranks second in the production of tea after China and is number one in exporting tea. 

Cinnamon is obtained from the bark of the plant Cinnamomum zeylanicum.