Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 27
27. When the margins of sepals or petals overlap one another without any particular direction, the condition is termed as:
(a) Vexillary
(b) Imbricate
(c) Twisted
(d) Valvate
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Answer : b
Hints & Solutions
(b) If the margins of sepals or petals overlap one another but not in any particular direction as in Cassia and gulmohur, the aestivation is called imbricate.
