Question

Which ones are not applicable to family solanaceae?
(a) Epipetalous and syngenesious
(b) Bicarpellary and syncarpous ovary
(c) Oblique ovary with axile placentation
(d) Stamens six, arranged in two whorls
(e) Bicarpellary, syncarpous and inferior ovary

• A. b and c only
• B. a, d, e only
• C. a and c only
• D. b, d, e only
• E. c, d, e only

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

a, d, e only

Solanaceae or nightshades are an economically important family of flowering plants. In Solanaceae the ovary is bicarpellary, syncarpous and superior (ovary is attached to the receptacle above the attachment of other floral parts), the ovary is obliquely placed with axile placentation. Stamens are 5, epipetalous (stamens attached to petals).

So, the correct answer is 'a, d, e only'.