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.
