Question

The characteristic inflorescence of family Cruciferae is

• A. Umbel
• B. Racemose
• C. Cymose
• D. Catkin

Answer 1

The correct option is B Racemose

The characteristic inflorescence of family cruciferae is racemose. Indeterminate simple inflorescences are generally called as racemose. The main kind of racemose inflorescence is the raceme and the other kind of racemose inflorescences can all be derived from this one by dilation, compression, swelling or reduction of the different axes.

In the family Cruciferae - the structure of the flowers is extremely uniform throughout the family. They have four free saccate sepals and four clawed free petals, staggered. They can be disymmetric or slightly zygomorphic with a typical cross-like arrangement . They have six stamens, four of which are longer and are arranged in a cross like the petals and the other two are shorter (tetradynamous flower). The pistil is made up of two fused carpels and the style is very short, with two lobes. Superior ovary. The flowers form ebracteate racemose inflorescences. often apically corymb-like.

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.