NEETBotanyMorphology of Flowering Plants
Consider the following three plants: (i) Mustard (ii) Peach (iii) Guava Select the correct sequence of terms describing the position of the ovary in the flowers of these plants, respectively.
Options
- ASuperior, Inferior, Half-inferior
- BInferior, Half-inferior, Superior
- CSuperior, Half-inferior, Inferior
- DHalf-inferior, Superior, Inferior
Correct answer
C. Superior, Half-inferior, Inferior
Step-by-step solution
In mustard, the flower is hypogynous, meaning the gynoecium occupies the highest position while the other parts are situated below it. The ovary in such flowers is said to be superior. In peach, the flower is perigynous, meaning 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. The ovary here is said to be half-inferior. In guava, the flower is epigynous, where the margin of thalamus grows upward enclosing the ovary completely and