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Cycas has two cotyledons but is not included in angiosperms because of : -
A
Naked ovules
B
Seems like monocot
C
Circinate ptyxis
D
Compound leaves
Detailed Solution
Angiosperms have ovules enclosed in an ovary, which later becomes the fruit.
Cycas is a gymnosperm: its ovules are borne naked on megasporophylls and are not enclosed in an ovary, so its seeds are also naked.
Having two cotyledons does not make a plant an angiosperm.
So Cycas is not an angiosperm because of its naked ovules.
Cycas is a gymnosperm: its ovules are borne naked on megasporophylls and are not enclosed in an ovary, so its seeds are also naked.
Having two cotyledons does not make a plant an angiosperm.
So Cycas is not an angiosperm because of its naked ovules.