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Morphology Of Flowering Plants

Question
CBSEENBI11025682

Select the mismatch.

  • Tomato - Axile placentation

  • Sunflower - Free central placentation

  • Pea - Marginal placentation

  • Poppy - Parietal placentation

Solution

B.

Sunflower - Free central placentation

Placentation is the arrangement of a placenta or placentae in the ovary of a flower. In sunflower, basal placentation is seen. The ovary is unilocular and bears a single placenta at a base with generally a single ovule. Other examples include Marigold and Ranunculus.