In a plant if all the lateral branches and subsequently the flowers lie in the same plane as the main axis with scorpioid monochasial cyme the inflorescence is
A
Helical
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B
Rhipidium
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C
Cincinnus
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D
None of the above
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Solution
The correct option is B Rhipidium In a plant if all the lateral branches and subsequently the flowers lie in the same plane as the main axis with scorpioid monochasial cyme the inflorescence is Rhipidium. It is a fan-shaped cymose inflorescence (as in some sedges) in which the branches lie in the same plane and are suppressed alternately on each side. Rhipidium is characteristic inflorescence of Solanum nigrum. Therefore, the correct answer is option B.