Gujarati
5.Morphology of Flowering Plants
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Bicarpellary syncarpous gynoecium, parietal placentation, tetradynamous stamens and siliqua fruit are characteristic features of family

A

Cucurbitaceae

B

Cruciferae

C

Compositae

D

Solanaceae

(AIIMS-1984)

Solution

(b) In Cruciferae.
Bicarpellary : Gynoecium consisting of two carpels fused laterally forming a compound pistil.

Parietal placentation : Ovary is bi to multicarpellary but unilocular.

Tetradynamous : There are six free stamens, inner four larger and outer two are small.

Siliqua fruit : Siliqua is a dry dehiscent fruit develop from bicarpellary, syncarpous and superior ovary.

Standard 11
Biology

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