Question
Biology Question on morphology of flowering plants
Tricarpellary syncarpous superior ovary is seen in
A
Allium
B
Oenothera
C
Solanum
D
Dolichus
Answer
Allium
Explanation
Solution
The genus Allium belongs to the family - Amaryllidaceae. In members of this family, the gynoecium consists of three carpels, which are syncarpous. The ovary is superior (in Allium) or inferior. The placentation is axile. Usually the ovary is trilocular. Mostly many ovules in each loculus. The ovules are anatropous and superimposed, arranged in two series. The style is slender with a capitate or trilobed stigrna.