Question

In a plant the peduncle is elongated and it bears pedicillate flowers. The older flowers lie towards the base and the younger ones near the apex. The growth of the peduncle continues and more flowers are added. The inflorescence is

• A. Raceme
• B. Corymb
• C. Umbel
• D. Head

Answer 1

The correct option is A Raceme

In a plant the peduncle is elongated and it bears pedicillate flowers. The older flowers lie towards the base and the younger ones near the apex. The growth of the peduncle continues and more flowers are added. The inflorescence is Raceme. The raceme is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing pedicellate flowers flowers having short floral stalks called as pedicels along its axis. Axis means a shoot, in this case one bearing the flowers. In indeterminate inforescences like racemes, the oldest flowers are borne towards the base and new flowers are produced as the shoot grows, with no predetermined growth limit.
Therefore, the correct option is A.