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JIPMER 2010
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2010
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Morphology of Flowering Plants

JIPMER 2010 · Botany · Morphology of Flowering Plants

Pappus is modified

Pappus is modified

Options

  1. Acalyx
  2. Bcorolla
  3. Cbracts
  4. Dgynoecium

Correct answer

A. calyx

Step-by-step solution

The fruits of Asteraceae often possess pappus (which is a modification of persistent hairy calyx) which functions as a parachute for the dispersal of, eg, Sonchus, Tagstes. This dispersal mechanism is known as parachute mechanism. Censer mechanism for seed dispersal is found in poppy.
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