NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyMorphology of Flowering PlantsPractice
In terms of symmetry, the flower of which plant resembles the flowers of Cassia?
Options
- ADatura
- BMustard
- CGulmohur
- DTomato
Correct answer
C. Gulmohur
Step-by-step solution
When a flower can be divided into two similar halves only in one particular vertical plane, it is zygomorphic, e.g., pea, gulmohur, bean, Cassia. When a flower can be divided into two equal radial halves in any radial plane passing through the centre, it is said to be actinomorphic, e.g., mustard, datura, chilli. A flower is asymmetric (irregular) if it cannot be divided into two similar halves by any vertical plane passing through the centre, as in canna.