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NEET 2012
Exam
NEET
Year
2012
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Animal Kingdom

NEET 2012 · Botany · Animal Kingdom

Placentation in tomato and lemon is

Placentation in tomato and lemon is

Options

  1. Aparietal
  2. Bfree central
  3. Cmarginal
  4. Daxile

Correct answer

D. axile

Step-by-step solution

Lemon or Citrus (Family-Rutaceae), tamato or Lycopersicon sp. (Family-Solanaceae), China rose or Hibiscus (Family Malvaceae) etc. have axile placentation. It occurs in multicarpellary, syncarpous ovary. Inward growth of margins of carpels forms a multicarpellary condition which contains an axis in the centre. Placentae arise from this central axis which bear ovules.
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