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A plant has a butterfly shaped flower with one standard, two wing like and two keel petals. The plant belongs to the Family

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Papilionaceae

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Asteraceae

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Malvaceae

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Runiaceae

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The correct option is B Papilionaceae
A plant having a butterfly-shaped flower with one standard, two wing like and two keel petals belongs to the family 'Papilionaceae' or Fabaceae or leguminoceae. Where the flower is zygomorphic and has diadelphous condition of stamens.
So, the correct answer is 'Papilionaceae'

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