NEET Biology question

BiologyMorphology of Flowering PlantsNEET

Select the characters, which are not applicable to the family-Solanaceae. I. Epipetalous and syngenesious anthers II. Bicarpellary and syncarpous ovary III. Oblique ovary with axile placentation IV. Stamens six, arranged in two whorls V. Bicarpellary, syncarpous and inferior ovary

Answer: (B)

Solution

Solanaceae anthers are epipetalous but free (not syngenesious/fused), so Statement I is not applicable. Solanaceae typically has five stamens (not six in two whorls), so Statement IV is not applicable. Solanaceae has a superior

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