Q. Bicarpellary, syncarpous ovary with axile placentation is seen in

A) Solanaceae
B) Caesalpinaceae
C) Asteraceae
D) Malvaceae
Explanation

In Solanaceae, gynoecium is bicarpellary, syncarpous, ovary superior, bilocular, unilocular in Henoonia, axile placentation, placentae swollen, many ovules in each locule, ovary obliquely placed, posterior carpel to the high about $45{^\circ}$ from median and the anterior to the left. In some cases, nectariferous disc is present, style simple, stigma bifid or capitate.

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