Q. How many of the following morphological characteristics are seen in the brinjal plant?
Legume fruit, alternate phyllotaxy, actinomorphic flower, hypogynous flower, bicarpellary-syncarpous gynoecium, non-endospermic seeds

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Solution:

Brinjal belongs to Solanaceae family. Of the above given characteristics, brinjal shows chara~ters like alternate phyllotaxy, actinomorphic flower, hypogynous flo~er (superior ovary) and bicarpellarysyncarpous gynoecium.