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- Floral formula of Fabaceae
- Floral formula of Solanaceae
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2011 AIPMT-PRE 1 question
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The correct floral formula of chilli isChilli ($Capsicum$) belongs to the family Solanaceae.
Its flowers are bisexual (⚥) and actinomorphic ($\oplus$).
Calyx: five sepals, united (gamosepalous), written $K_{(5)}$.
Corolla: five petals, united (gamopetalous), written $C_{(5)}$.
Androecium: five stamens, free from one another but epipetalous (attached to the petals), written $A_5$ with an arc joining C and A.
Gynoecium: bicarpellary, syncarpous with a superior ovary, written $\underline{G}_{(2)}$.
Floral formula: $\oplus$ ⚥ $K_{(5)}\overset{\frown}{C_{(5)}A_5}\underline{G}_{(2)}$
2010 AIPMT-MAINS 1 question
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The correct floral formula of soybean isSoybean belongs to the family Fabaceae (Papilionoideae).
The flower is bisexual (⚥) and zygomorphic (%).
Calyx: five sepals, gamosepalous (united), written $K_{(5)}$.
Corolla: five petals, polypetalous and papilionaceous, consisting of one posterior standard, two lateral wings and two anterior petals united to form the keel, written $C_{1+2+(2)}$.
Androecium: ten stamens, diadelphous, nine united in one bundle and one free, written $A_{(9)+1}$.
Gynoecium: monocarpellary with a superior, unilocular ovary, written $\underline{G}_1$.
Floral formula (as in NCERT): % ⚥ $K_{(5)}C_{1+2+(2)}A_{(9)+1}\underline{G}_1$
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