NEETBotanyMorphology of Flowering Plants
Which of the following plants exhibits zygomorphic flowers?
Options
- AMustard
- BGulmohur
- CCanna
- DDatura
Correct answer
B. Gulmohur
Step-by-step solution
When a flower can be divided into two similar halves only in one particular vertical plane, it is zygomorphic (bilateral symmetry). Examples given in NCERT include pea, gulmohur, bean, and Cassia. Mustard and Datura exhibit actinomorphic (radial) symmetry, whereas Canna has an asymmetric (irregular) flower. Answer: Gulmohur