A corolla of five petals with vexillary aestivation is said to be
A
Igulate
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B
Bilabiate
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C
Personate
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D
Papilionaceous
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Solution
The correct option is C Papilionaceous Flowers are the reproductive organs of a plant. Petals are modified leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. Together, all of the petals of a flower are called a Corolla. Papilionaceous flowers are flowers with the characteristic irregular and butterfly-like corolla found in plants of the subfamily of legume species. The flowers have a bilateral symmetry with the corolla consisting of five petals with vexillary aestivation.