While studying the floral morphology of angiosperms, a student compares the families Fabaceae, Solanaceae, and Liliaceae. Which of the following gynoecium characteristics is exclusively found in family Liliaceae among the three?

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According to NCERT, the gynoecium of family Liliaceae is tricarpellary, syncarpous with a superior ovary and axile placentation. Family Fabaceae has a monocarpellary, superior ovary with marginal placentation. Family Solanaceae has a bicarpellary, syncarpous, superior ovary with axile placentation and a characteristic swollen placenta. Therefore, the tricarpellary, syncarpous condition is specific to Liliaceae among the three families. The option stating apocarpous and parietal placentation is incorrect for Liliace