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Morphology Of Flowering Plants

Question
CBSEENBI11025567

The partial floral formula of a flower is K(5)C5A()G(5).

Which of the following set of information is conveyed here?

  • Gamosepalous, polypetalous, syncarpous and superior ovary

  • Polysepalous, polypetalous, syncarpous and inferior ovary

  • Gamosepalous, gamopetalous, polycarpous and superior ovary

  • Gamosepalous, polypetalous, syncarpous and inferior ovary

Solution

A.

Gamosepalous, polypetalous, syncarpous and superior ovary

Gamosepalous applies to the calyx when the sepals are way united. 

Polypetalous in a flower is corolla which consists of seperate petals.

Syncarpous is condition of a flower, fruit or ovary having the carpels united.

Superior ovary is an ovaryattached to the receptacle above the attachment of other floral parts. A superior ovary is found in types of fleshy fruits such as true berries, drupes, etc. A flower with this arrangement is described as hypogynous.