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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.
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