Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 48
48. Hypanthodium is
(a) thalamus
(b) fruit
(c) inflorescence
(d) ovary
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Answer : c
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(c) Hypanthodium is a special kind of inflorescence where the receptacle is usually fleshy and flask-shaped. e.g. Ficus. In angiosperms, a hypanthium or floral cup is a structure where basal portions of the calyx, the corolla, and the stamens form a cup-shaped tube. It is sometimes called a floral tube, a term that is also used for corolla tube and calyx tube. It often contains the nectaries of the plant.
