NEET2007BotanyMorphology of Flowering PlantsActual
Composite fruit develops from
Options
- Asingle ovary
- Binflorescence
- Capocaropous ovary
- Dpericarp.
Correct answer
B. inflorescence
Step-by-step solution
Composite fruits are multiple fruits which are developed from the complete inflorescence and are also called as infructescence. They are of two types sorosis and syconus. Spike, spadix and catkin type of inflorescence gives rise to this type of fruit eg Ananas, Artocarpus. Syconus develops from a hypanthodium inflorescence eg Ficus.