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Q. Which of the following figures represents a typical placentation as seen in Hibiscus rosa sinensis (China rose) ?

Morphology of Flowering Plants

Solution:

Option (a) represents axile placentation as seen in China rose. It is a type of placentation, which occurs in syncarpous pistils. Ovary is partitioned into $2$ or more chambers. Placentae occur in the central region where the septa meet so that an axile column bearing ovules is formed. In China rose, ovary is pentalocular.