1
Which is expressing right appropriate pairing?
- Brassicaceae - sunflower
- Malvaceae - cotton
- Papilionaceae - catechu
- Liliaceae - wheat
Answer
(2) Malvaceae - cotton
Solution
Sunflower belongs to Asteraceae (Compositae), not Brassicaceae ⇒ (1) wrong.
Cotton ( Gossypium) belongs to Malvaceae ⇒ (2) correct.
Catechu ( Acacia catechu) belongs to Mimosaceae (Mimosoideae), not Papilionaceae ⇒ (3) wrong.
Wheat belongs to Poaceae (Gramineae), not Liliaceae ⇒ (4) wrong.
Answer: (2)
AIPMT 2001