NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyMorphology of Flowering PlantsPractice
The incorrect statement among the following is
Options
- ASalvia shows variation in the length of filaments within a flower
- BMustard has polycarpellary syncarpous gynoecium
- CIn Argemone, ovary is one-chambered but it becomes two chambered due to formation of a false septum
- DIn cucumber, the gynoecium occupies the highest position while the other floral parts are situated below it
Correct answer
D. In cucumber, the gynoecium occupies the highest position while the other floral parts are situated below it
Step-by-step solution
In the hypogynous flower, the gynoecium occupies the highest position while the other parts are situated below it. The ovary in such flowers is said to be superior, e.g., mustard, china rose and brinjal. In epigynous flowers, the margin of the thalamus grows upward enclosing the ovary completely and getting fused with it, the other parts of the flower arise above the ovary. Hence, the ovary is said to be inferior as in flowers of guava and cucumber. There may be a variation in the length of filaments within a flowe