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

When the margins of sepals or petals overlap one another without any particular direction, the condition is termed as

  1. A vexillary
  2. B imbricate
  3. C twisted
  4. D valvate.
Verified Solution

Answer & Solution

Correct Answer

(B) imbricate

Step-by-step Solution

Detailed explanation

(b) : Aestivation is the arrangements of accessory floral organs (sepals or petals) in relation to one another in floral bud. It may be of open, valvate, twisted or imbricate type. In imbricate aestivation there is an irregular overlapping of petals by one another. It has three subtypes besides imbricate proper \(i.e.\), quincuncial, ascending imbricate and descending imbricate or vexillary. Cassia, Pisum, etc., show imbricate aestivation.