A genus of ornamental plants which is being cultivated for extracting an important edible oil from its Cypsela fruits is

Helianthus

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Solution

The correct option is A Helianthus
Sunflower/Helianthus annus is the ornamental plant that is cultivated commercially for the extraction of sunflower oil. The oil is extracted from its cypsela fruits.
So the correct option is A.

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