Question

The 2000-year-old seed excavated from King Herod’s palace at dead sea belongs to
a. Lupine arcticus
b. Strobilanthus kunthiana
c. Dendrocalamus strictus
d. Phoenix dactylifera

Answer 1

Hint: The seed excavated methods can only be traced by fossils records. These are the evolutionary trends traced by paleontological order. It is the flowering plant species of the palmi family Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit. It is the longest example of maintenance of seed viability where germination of seed is observed by humans.

Complete answer:
Lupine arcticus is the flowering plant of the legume family. It is native to northwestern North America and called a common wildflower. Hence, it is incorrect.

Strobilanthus Kunthiana is known as neelakurinji and a shrub found in the western ghats. It got their names from blue mountains Nilgiris that they blossom once in 12 years. It is also an incorrect choice.

Dendrocalamus strictus is a tropical plant of Asians of giant bamboos in the grass family. Mainly found in the Indian subcontinents, China, and southeast Asia. Thus, it is also incorrect.

Phoenix dactylifera is the plant seed excavated at the site of Herod’s palace in Israel in the early 19s. The archaeologists unearthed a small pile of seeds in a jar dating 2000 years.

The botanist decided to plant one and the tree today continues to grow called as date palms.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D).

Additional information:
Seed viability is defined as the measure of how many seeds and how much plant material in an area are alive and could develop in plants.

Note: Phoenix dactylifera is one of the flowering plant species in the palmi family. It is cultivated for its sweet edible taste. In 2005, the preserved seed of its 2000-year-old seed sprouted. It is one of the longest and maintained types of seed. It is verified and has maintained seed viability that helps humans to assist germination and observe the seed.