Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 11
Question: Epicalyx is [CPMT 1979]
Options:
A) A whorl of bracts
B) A whorl of bracteoles
C) Involucre
D) Additional whorl of calyx
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
It is an additional whorl of sepal like structure formed by bracteoles.
It is present outer to calyx whorl and is found in Malvaceae.
A flower with epicalyx whorl is called pentacyclic.
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