Gemma cups are protective in function

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Stock photo Marchantia polymorpha upper surface of thallus to show gemmae cups containing gemmae

Assertion : Gemmae are green, unicellular, asexual buds, which develop in small receptacles called gemma cups located on the thalli Reason : In liverwords, In umbrella liverwort, the gemmae look like tiny leaves inside the cup When rain strikes the gemmae cups, it splashes the gemmae away to begin new plants

போடோலாந்து லாட்டரி ரிசல்ட் டுடே Most taxa of the genus Marchantia L produce multicellular gemmae within gemma cups They are discoid bodies with two notches Wild-type mature gemmae cup with gemmae inside Wild Asterisk, apical notch; a, air pores; gc, gemma cups; g, gemmae doi