Five groups of extremely reduced male flowers, each group consisting of a single anther on a stem is found in which inflorescence ?

Cyathium

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Dishasial cyme

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Panicle

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Verticillaster

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Solution

The correct option is C Cyathium
Each cyathium is an inflorescence containing unisexual, apetalous male and female flowers. The inconspicuous male flowers occur in 5 clusters and are reduced to a single red stamen, while the single female flower consists of a single ovary (pistil) on a stalk (pedicel).

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