How many of the following properties are seen in the brinjal plant? Legume fruit, alternate phyllotaxy, actinomorphic flower, hypogynous flower, bicarpellary-syncarpous gynoecium, non-endospermic seeds

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Brinjal belongs to the family Solanaceae. The characteristics of Solanaceae are: Habit: Mostly herbs and shrubs. Underground stem tubers are found in potato. Leaves: In vegetative parts, alternate and floral regions, opposite always exstipulate, simple, rarely pinnately compound as in potato and tomato. Inflorescence: Cymose or solitary Flower: Ebracteate, Pedicellate, complete, actinomorphic, bisexual. Calyx: Consists of five sepals, gamosepalous, valvate. Sepals are usually persistent (e.g. brinjal, chilly, tomat