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BotanyNEET 2025Inflorescence, flower and floral formula

Morphology of Flowering Plants

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: In a floral formula, the symbol % stands for the zygomorphic nature of the flower, and G with a line above it stands for an inferior ovary.

Statement II: In a floral formula, the symbol ⊕ stands for the actinomorphic nature of the flower, and G with a line below it stands for a superior ovary.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A.Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
  2. B.Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  3. C.Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
  4. D.Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct✓

Solution

In floral formulae % denotes zygomorphy and ⊕ actinomorphy; a line below G marks a superior ovary and a line above G an inferior ovary. Statement I gets the ovary marking backwards; Statement II is correct.

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