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NEETBotanyMorphology of Flowering Plants

Select the correct set of examples for the given figure.

Options

  1. ACalotropis, Belladonna
  2. BChina rose, Ladies Finger
  3. CCalotropis, Cotton
  4. DCassia, Gulmohar

Correct answer

A. Calotropis, Belladonna

Step-by-step solution

When sepals or petals in a whorl just touch one another at the margin, without overlapping, as in Calotropis, it is said to be valvate. Floral Characters of Solanaceae: Calyx: sepals five, united, persistent, valvate aestivation Corolla: petals five, united; valvate aestivation Economic Importance: Many plants belonging to this family are source of food (tomato, brinjal,potato), spice (chilli); medicine (belladonna, ashwagandha); fumigatory (tobacco); ornamentals (petunia).

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