Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 89

Question: Inflorescence in Musa paradisiaca (banana) is a [AMU 2002]

Options:

A) Raceme

B) Catkin

C) Spadix

D) Verticellaster

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Spadix is a modification of catkin spike in which the peduncle is thick and fleshy with upper part sterile (called appendix) and lower part bearing male, neuter and female unisexual flower surrounded by a large bract called spathe.

e.g., Musa paradisiaca.