NEET Solved Paper 2014 Question 8
Question: When the margins of sepals or petals overlap one another without any particular direction, the condition is termed as [AIPMT 2014]
Options:
A) vexillary
B) imbricate
C) twisted
D) valvate
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
- Imbricate aestivation is the arrangements five petals being arranged in such a way that one petal is completely external and being another petal is completely internal, while three petals are partially external and partially internal, e.g.. Cassia, Callistemon and Caesalpinia.