Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 88

88. Vexillary aestivation is characteristic of the family

(a) Fabaceae

(b) Asteraceae

(c) Solanaceae

(d) Brassicaceae

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Answer : a

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(a) This type of aestivation is seen in fabaceae. Here, the posterior largest petal overlaps the petals that are lateral, which in turn overlap the two anterior petals.