Question

Which of the following cannot be observed in a floral diagram?

• A. Hypogyny or epigyny
• B. Anther attachement
• C. Superior or inferior ovary
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of the above

• The floral diagram is a graphic representation of a flower.
• Number of floral organs, their arrangement, and fusion can be observed in a floral diagram.
• It shows bracts, tepals, sepals, petals, stamen, ovary, and main axis.
• But a floral diagram does not provide the position of the ovary on the thalamus (superior or inferior) on the basis of which a flower is considered hypogynous or epigynous.
• On the basis of attachment of anthers to the filament, stamen can be classified into basifixed, adnate, dorsifixed, and versatile types that are not shown by the floral diagram.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.