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NEET · Biology · STD 11 - 5. Morphology flowering plants

Among bitter gourd, mustard, brinjal, pumpkin, china rose, lupin, cucumber, sunhemp, gram, guava, bean, chilli, plum, petunia, tomato, rose, Withania, potato, onion, aloe and tulip how many plants have hypogynous flower?

  1. A Fifteen
  2. B Eighteen
  3. C Six
  4. D Ten
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(A) Fifteen

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(a) : In the hypogynous flower the gynoecium occupies the highest position while the other parts are situated below it. The ovary in such flowers is said to be superior, \(e.g.\), mustard, China rose and brinjal. All the given plants except bitter gourd, pumpkin, cucumber, guava, plum and rose have hypogynous flower.