How many petals or their multiples are found in pentamerous flowers?

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Petals:
Petals are modified leaves that envelop the reproductive organs of a flower.
They are generally brilliantly coloured or uniquely shaped to attract pollinators.
The corolla is the collective term for all of a flower's petals.
Pentamerous flowers contain five members separated into five parts and are grouped in sets of five sepals, five petals, five stamens, and five pistils.
Pentamerous flowers, for example, have five petals or multiples of them.

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