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.



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