Question

Name the inflorescence in which the peduncle is extremely short and bears flowers of equal pedicel length.

• A. Corymb
• B. Capitate
• C. Catkin
• D. Umbel

Answer 1

The correct option is D Umbel

A. Corymb in which lower flowers have long pedicles than upper ones so that all the flowers are brought more or less to the same level. The main axis is short. It is a type of racemose inflorescence. The example is Iberis.

B. Capitate in which a large number of sessile flowers grow from a suppressed rachis giving rise to a more or less globose structure. It is a type of racemose inflorescence. Example is acacia.

C. Catkin is a pendulous spike in leaf axis which bears unisexual flowers. It is a type of racemose inflorescence. Example is oak.

D. Umbel in which the main axis is reduced very much and all flowers appear to be arising from the same point with the same length. At the base of flowers, a cluster of bracts forms an involucre. It is a type of racemose inflorescence. Example is Hydrocotyle.

So, the correct answer is 'Umbel'.