Q. Identify the characters of gynoecium found in members of Asteraceae. Fabaceae/Liliaceae and Solanaceae, respectively

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Solution:

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.