Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 82
82. Tricarpellary syncarpous gynoecium is found in flowers of
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(a) Liliaceae
(b) Solanaceae
(c) Fabaceae
(d) Poaceae
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Answer : a
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(a) TheLiliaceaeareahuge variety, comprising about 280 genera and 4000 species of perennial herbs mostly. It includes starchy rhizomes, corms or bulbs, characterized by alternate leaves which are whorled. The flowers are often showy, mostly bisexual and actinomorphic. Also, they exhibit tricarpellary syncarpous gynoecium. Example of such a class is the Erythronium montanum, the alpine fawn lily.
