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Morphology of Flowering Plants
Description of Families: Cruciferae
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- Six stamens, four long and two short
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2001 AIPMT 1 question
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Tetradynamous condition occurs in : -Tetradynamous stamens: a flower has six stamens arranged in two whorls, four long (inner) and two short (outer).
This is a characteristic feature of family Cruciferae (Brassicaceae), e.g. mustard and radish.
Malvaceae has monadelphous stamens, Solanaceae has epipetalous stamens, and Liliaceae has epiphyllous stamens.
So tetradynamous condition occurs in Cruciferae.