In the members of family- Compositae (= Asteraceae), gynoecium is bicarpellary, syncarpous, ovary inferiors unilocular, basal placentation Leguminosae (= Fabaceae) gynoecium is monocarpellary, ovary superior, unilocular with marginal placentation. Liliaceae, gynoecium is tricarpellary, syncarpous, ovary superior, trilocular with axile placentation. Solanaceae, gynoecium is bicarpellary, syncar- pous, ovary superior, carpels placed obliquely, generally bilocular with axile placentation.