Question

In Dorstenia, the inflorescence is?
A. Coenanthium
B. Anthodium
C. Spike of spikes
D. Spikelet

Answer 1

Racemose, hypanthodium, perigynous, cythium, verticillaster, cythium, are the major type of the inflorescence. The inflorescence is the arrangement of the flowers on the floral axis, and in the peduncle stems are absent. This kind of arrangement is found in the higher vascular plants and in the architecture of the flowers found in the exquisite floral axis diversity. There are two types of iorescences recosome inflorescences and cymose inflorescence.

Complete answer:
Moraceae is the family in which dorstentia genus are present within the mulberry family and mainly known for the growth habits and inflorescence. The name of the dorstentia introduced by the German physician and Theodor Dorsten in the year 1492- 1552. Many sessile and small florets head bear the capitulum or anthodium family and are known as the name receptacle that present in the main axis to become flat surfaces. Sunflower is the example in which type of the racemose is inflorescence. The sessile and bisexual flowers is the part of the spike of peduncle and type of the racemose inflorescence and also called the spike of spikes. The special spike and small size of the part of flowers known as the spikelet and lemma is the fertile part of the axil in which flowers are produced. And also the type of the racemose inflorescence. Succulents and shrubs are the epiphytes, lithophytes and geophytes are present in the rhizomes and spectrum of the genus dorstentia that ranged from the small annuals to perennial herbaceous of the plant’s. And least partially hook shaped hairs are found in most of the species.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Note: In South American folk medicine the febrifuge and tonic has been used from the source of the herbal preparation contrayerba that are present in the South American species such as dorstenia brasiliensis and contrajerva. The other use mixed with the tobacco for improving the taste of cigarettes in the North America powder that is made from the rootstock and leaves of the dorstenia contrajerva, in some regions cooked and eaten the dorstenia foetida mostly in Oman.