The arrangements of ovules within the ovary is known as placentation. What does the term placenta refer to ? Name and draw various types of placentations in the flower as seen in $T.S$. or $V.S$.

$\rightarrow$ Placenta : Placenta is a flat cushion like tissue, one or more ovules are attached on it. Various types of placentation seen in flower is shown below.

$\rightarrow$ Ovary bears one or more ovules attached to a flattened cushion like placenta.

$\rightarrow$ The arrangement of ovules within the ovary is called placentation.

$\rightarrow$The types of placentation are as follow:

$(i)$ Marginal Placentation : In marginal placentation the placenta forms a ridge along the ventral suture of the ovary and the ovules are borne on this ridge forming two rows e.g. pea, bean.

$(ii)$ Axile Placentation : When the placenta is axial and the ovules are attached to it in a multilocular ovary, the placentaion is said to be axile. e.g. china rose, tomato and lemon.

$(iii)$ Parietal Placentation : In parietal placentation, the ovules develop on the inner wall of the ovary or on peripheral part. Ovary is one-chambered but it becomes two chambered due to the formation of the false septum, e.g., Mustard and Argemone.

$(iv)$ Free Central Placentation : When the ovules are borne on central axis and septa are absent ovary is one-chambered so it is called free central e.g. Dianthus and Primrose.

$(v)$ Basal Placentation : In basal placentation, the placenta develops at the base of ovary and a single ovule is attached to it, e.g. Sunflower, Wheat.