NEET 2006 Biology question

Pentamerous, actinomorphic flowers, bicarpellary ovary with oblique septa, and fruit a capsule or berry, are characteristic features of-

(1)Asteraceae
(2)Brassicaceae
(3)SolanaceaeCorrect
(4)Liliaceae

Answer: (3)

Solution

Solanaceae (potato, tomato, brinjal, Datura) has pentamerous, actinomorphic, bisexual flowers, a bicarpellary syncarpous superior ovary placed obliquely with an oblique septum, and a berry or capsule fruit with many seeds. Hence

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