Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 508
Question: Tricarpellary axile placentation is characteristic of [DPMT 1978, 87]
Options:
A) Solanaceae
B) Malvaceae
C) Liliaceae
D) Brassicaceae
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
In members of Liliaceae : Tricarpellary : Gynoecium consisting of three carpels.
Axile placentation : Ovary is syncarpous, bi to multicarpellary, bi to multilocular.
The placentae bearing ovules are borne on the central axile column where the margins of all carpels fuse.
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