Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 45

Question: Ascending imbricate corolla is found in [CPMT 1986; RPMT 1988]

Options:

A) Pisum/Papilionatae

B) Tamarindus/Caesalpinoidae

C) Mimosa/Mimosoidae

D) Datura/Solanaceae

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

The posterior petal is the innermost.

It is being overlapped on the margins by lateral petals.

The lateral petals are in turn overlapped by anterior petals, e.g., Tamarindus.