Anatomy and Morphology of Plants
Persistent calyx is the character of plants belonging to Family
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Identify the family which shows the following diagnostic features. Flowers pentamerous, gynoecium-bicarpellary, syncarpous, ovary placed obliquely, placentation axile, placenta swollen.
ASolanaceae
Correct Answer
BLeguminosae
CPapilimonaceae
DLiliaceae
Solution
Members of family Solanaceae have the following characteristics,
The flowers are complete, actinimorphic
floral members in the multiple of 5, except gynoecium that has 2 carpels
Petals are fused, stamens are five and epipetalous. Ovary is placed obliquely, is bicarpellate, superior, syncarpous, with ovules on axile placentation.
The calyx is persistant.
Example, Tomato, potato, chilles.
So, the correct answer is 'Solanaceae'
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