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The correct floral formula of chilli is
A
$\oplus$ ⚥ $K_5\overset{\frown}{C_5A_{(5)}}G_{\underline{2}}$
B
$\oplus$ ⚥ $K_{(5)}C_5A_5\underline{G}_{(2)}$
C
$\oplus$ ⚥ $K_{(5)}\overset{\frown}{C_{(5)}A_5}\underline{G}_{(2)}$
D
$\oplus$ ⚥ $K_{(5)}C_{(5)}A_{(5)}G_{\underline{2}}$
Detailed Solution
Chilli ($Capsicum$) 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: $\oplus$ ⚥ $K_{(5)}\overset{\frown}{C_{(5)}A_5}\underline{G}_{(2)}$
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: $\oplus$ ⚥ $K_{(5)}\overset{\frown}{C_{(5)}A_5}\underline{G}_{(2)}$