STANDARD Botany Floral Characteristics MCQ Question
In China rose, the flowers are
zygomorphic, hypogynous with imbricate aestivation
zygomorphic, epigynous with twisted aestivation
actinomorphic, hypogynous with twisted aestivation
actinomorphic, epigynous with valvate aestivation
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
In China rose the flowers are actinomorphic, i.e., it can be divided into two equal radial halves in any radial plane passing through the centre; they are hypogynous, i.e., the gynoecium occupies the highest position, while the other parts are situated below it; they have twisted aestivation, i.e., one margin of petal overlaps that of the next one and so on.
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