NEETBotanyMorphology of Flowering Plants
How many floral appendages does a tetramerous flower have?
Options
- A3
- B4
- C5
- D6
Correct answer
B. 4
Step-by-step solution
A flower may be trimerous, tetramerous or pentamerous when the floral appendages are in multiple of 3, 4 or 5, respectively. Flowers with bracts-reduced leaf found at the base of the pedicel - are called bracteate and those without bracts, ebracteate.