2020 Phase-2 Morphology of Flowering PlantsFloral formula - family Liliaceae Medium Question 37 of 133 in Morphology of Flowering Plants

Which of the following is the correct floral formula of Liliaceae? [add image: floral formula options with perianth, androecium and gynoecium symbols]

A [add image: option 1 floral formula]
B [add image: option 2 floral formula]
C [add image: option 3 floral formula]
D $Br,\ P_{(3+3)}\ A_{3+3}\ \underline{G_{(3)}}$

The answer is D.

Solution

The correct floral formula of family Liliaceae is: bracteate, actinomorphic, bisexual flower with perianth of 3+3 tepals, androecium of 3+3 stamens, and a superior, trilocular, syncarpous gynoecium — $Br,\ P_{(3+3)}\ A_{3+3}\ \underline{G_{(3)}}$.

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