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Morphology of Flowering Plants · Question 43

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1

The standard petal of a papilionaceous corolla is also called

  1. vexillum
  2. corona
  3. carina
  4. pappus.

Answer

(1) vexillum

Solution

As per NCERT, a papilionaceous corolla has five petals: the largest posterior one is the standard (vexillum), two lateral ones are wings (alae), and two anterior fused ones form the keel (carina).

⇒ This arrangement is called vexillary aestivation.

∴ The standard petal is the vexillum.

Answer: (1)

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