The characteristic type of placentation found in the members of caryophyllaceae is

parietal

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marginal

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free central

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axile

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The correct option is C free central
The characteristic type of placentation found in the members of caryophyllaceae is free central. Here the pistil is polycarpellary and syncarpous but the ovary is unilocular. The ovules are borne around a central column which is not connected with the ovary wall by any septum.

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