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5.Morphology of Flowering Plants
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In a plant, the peduncle is elongated and it bears pedicillate flowers. The older flowers lie towards the base and the younger ones near the apex. The growth of the peduncle continues and more flowers are added. The inflorescence is
A
Raceme
B
Corymb
C
Umbel
D
Head
Solution
Raceme is a type of racemose inflorescence, in which pedicellate or stalked bisexual flowers are found acropetaly on an unbranched, continuously growing peduncle, e.g, mustard, radish, etc. They usually develop from a superior ovary and their seeds get detached from the palcenta at maturity.
Standard 11
Biology