NEET 2012 Biology question

Vexillary aestivation is characteristic of the family

(1)Brassicaceae
(2)FabaceaeCorrect
(3)Asteraceae
(4)Solanaceae

Answer: (2)

Solution

In vexillary (papilionaceous) aestivation the corolla has five petals: the large posterior standard (vexillum) overlaps the two lateral wing petals, which in turn overlap the two anterior fused keel petals. This is

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