Question

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Fruit

(i) Solanaceae	Stamens six, epitepalous	Berry or capsule
(ii) Fabaceae	Ten stamens, diadelphous	Legume
(iii) Liliaceae	Stamens six, $3+3$	Capsule or berry

Find out the correct matches.

• A. (i) & (ii)
• B. (ii) & (iii)
• C. (ii) only
• D. All are correct

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Floral characters of Liliaceae are with racemose inflorescence with a leafless peduncle called a scape, sometimes solitary (e.g., Tulip, Gloriosa) or umbellate condensed cymes (e.g., Onion). Flowers are either bracteate or ebracteate, pedicellate, regular, actinomorphic, zygomorphic, unisexual, hypogynous, pentacyclic, trimerous.
Perianth condition with the sepaloid or petaloid condition, aestivation valvate or imbricate, distinguished into calyx and corolla. Androecium with six stamens (polyandrous) or monodelphous, epiphyllous (or epitepalous), anthers fixed variously (basifixed, dorsifixed, versatile). The gynoecium is tricarpellary, syncarpous, ovary superior, trilocular with two to many ovules in each loculus, axile or parietal placentation, styles united or separate, stigma-free or fused, trilobed. Fruits may be a capsule (e.g., Asphodelus, Gloriosa) or berry (e.g., Asparagus).
The plants of Fabaceae family is an annual or perennial herb, shrubs, vines, or tree. Roots are a fibrous taproot that often develops nodules in herbs for nitrogen-fixation. The stem is herbaceous, cylindrical with tendril climbers. Leaves are petiolated, alternate type, stipulated, with parallel venation. Racemose or cymose inflorescence, the flowers are pedicellate, bracteate, actinomorphic or zygomorphic, regular, complete, bisexual, pentamerous, with the hypogynous or perigynous condition. 5-4 sepals and petals that are free or fused with ten or numerous stamens that are diadelphous and basifixed anther. Monocarpellary, superior ovary with marginal placentation. Fruits are legume or lomentum type. Example, pea, gram, etc.
The plants of Solanaceae family is an annual, biennial or perennial herbs, or small tree. Roots are either fibrous or tuberous taproot with herbaceous or sometimes underground stem (tuber). Leaves are petiolated, alternate or opposite, simple, exstipulate.
The inflorescence is terminal or solitary with flowers that are pedicellate, ebracteate, actinomorphic or zygomorphic, regular, complete, hermaphrodite, hypogynous. Calyx has five sepals, fused (gamosepalous) with corolla having five petals, gamopetalous and are bell or funnel-shaped. Five stamens which are epipetalous, anther are free or united with the basifixed condition. Bicarpellary, syncarpous, superior ovary, bilocular, or multilocular by the formation of the false septum. Axile placentation with capsule or berry fruits. Example, potato, tomato, etc.