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NEET 2023
Exam
NEET
Year
2023
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Morphology of Flowering Plants

NEET 2023 · Botany · Morphology of Flowering Plants

Axial placentation is observed in:

Axial placentation is observed in:

Options

  1. AChina rose, Petunia, Lemon
  2. BMustard, Cucumber, Primrose
  3. CChina rose, Beans, Lupin
  4. DTomato, Dianthus, Pea

Correct answer

A. China rose, Petunia, Lemon

Step-by-step solution

Placentation is the arrangement of ovules within the ovary. Placenta is the tissue that nourish the ovules inside the ovary.

Axile placentation:

When the placenta is axial and the ovules are attached to it in a multilocular ovary, the placentaion is said to be axile, as in China rose, tomato and lemon. This is also seen in Solanaceae family (like Petunia, potato, etc.) and Liliaceae family (like onion)

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