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Morphology of Flowering Plants
The Flower – Androecium
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Concepts tested
- diadelphous stamens
- Fabaceae stamens
- filament-attachment
All Questions
2023 1 question
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Family Fabaceae differs from Solanaceae and Liliaceae. With respect to the stamens, pick out the characteristics specific to family Fabaceae but not found in Solanaceae or Liliaceae.
Fabaceae has diadelphous stamens with dithecous anthers.
In fabaceae family the filaments of nine stamen are united into one bundle and tenth posterior stamen stand apart (diadelphous condition). Anther in fabaceae is of two lobes or two theca thus called dithecous anther. These two characteristics are present in the members of fabaceae family but not found in members of solanaceae or liliaceae family. Androecium: ten, diadelphous, anther dithecous
2021 1 question
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Diadelphous stamens are found in:
2016 1 question
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Proximal end of the filament of stamen is attached to the
Filaments arise from the thalamus or are epipetalous.
The stamen has a filament and an anther. The terminal part is the bilobed anther; the proximal end of the filament is attached to the thalamus or petals of the flower.