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Identify the family which shows the following diagnostic features.
Flowers pentamerous, Gynoecium–bicarpellary, syncarpous, ovary placed obliquely, placentation axile, placenta swollen.

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Solanaceae
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Liliaceae
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C
Papilionaceae
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D
Leguminosae
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Solution

The correct option is A Solanaceae
The given floral diagram is of family Solanaceae. Members of family Solanaceae have the following characteristics:
The flowers are complete, actinimorphic, floral members in the multiple of 5, except gynoecium that has 2 carpels.
Petals are fused, stamens are five and epipetalous.
Ovary is placed obliquely, is bicarpellate, superior, syncarpous, with ovules on axile placentation.
The calyx is persistant.
Example - tomato, potato, chilles.

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