How many of the following plants possess flowers where the gynoecium is situated in the centre and other parts of the flower are located on the rim of the thalamus almost at the same level? Plum, Guava, Cucumber, Peach, Mustard, Rose, China rose, Brinjal

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The floral arrangement described in the question, where the gynoecium is situated in the centre and other parts of the flower are located on the rim of the thalamus almost at the same level, is known as the perigynous condition. In these flowers, the ovary is said to be half-inferior. Evaluating the given list of plants based on NCERT examples: Plum - Perigynous Guava - Epigynous Cucumber - Epigynous Peach - Perigynous Mustard - Hypogynous Rose - Perigynous China rose - Hypogynous Brinjal - Hypogynous Therefore, ex