Morphology of Flowering Plants — Biology STD 11 Science — Question

1. Tunicated bulb:
When fleshy scale leaves are arranged on stem in concentric manner, bulb is called as tunicated bulb or layered bulb. E.g. Onion
2. Compound tunicated bulb:
When fleshy scale leaves arranged on stem, partially overlap each other by their margins only, such bulb is called compound tunicated or scaly bulb. e.g. Garlic