The Indian telegraph plant is:

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(D) is the correct answer.The Indian telegraph plant, $Desmodium 	ext{ } gyrans$ (also known as $Codariocalyx 	ext{ } motorius$), exhibits jerky but

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(D) is the correct answer.The Indian telegraph plant, $Desmodium 	ext{ } gyrans$ (also known as $Codariocalyx 	ext{ } motorius$), exhibits jerky but rhythmic or autonomic rising and falling movements.These movements are caused by rhythmic changes in turgor pressure within the cells located at the base of the leaflet stalks (pulvini).

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