Inflorescence
Inflorescence: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Inflorescence, Racemose Inflorescence, Cymose Inflorescence, Special Type of Inflorescence, Umbel Inflorescence, Compound Corymb, Monochasial Cyme, Scorpioid Cyme, Helicoid Cyme, and Dichasial Cyme.
Important Questions on Inflorescence
Which of the following is not a flower
Sunflower belongs to the family
Inflorescence of family compositae is
In a cymose inflorescence the main axis
A beautiful whorl which encloses whole of the inflorescence is
Inflorescence is edible in Brassica oleracea
Most accurate function in the following statements about inflorescence is
In China rose, the inflorescence is
The unit of inflorescence in grasses / gramineae (poaceae) is
Choose the correct combination
| List - I | List - II | List-III |
| A) Raceme | i) Cup shaped thallamus | I) Derris indica |
| B) Mathematical model | ii) Codes | II) Use of computers |
| C) Trimerous | iii) Species plantarum | III) Artificial System |
| D) Historia plantarum | iv) Capsule | IV) Allium |
The correct answer is
Centripetal, acropetal and irregular arrangement of sessile flowers are seen in the inflorescences of these plants respectively
Match the following
| List - I | List - II | ||
| a | Jasmine | i | Monochasial cyme |
| b | Solanum | ii | Dichasial cyme |
| c | Nerium | iii | Polychasial cyme |
| d | Ipomoea | iv | Cymule |
| v | Solitary cyme |
Choose the correct statements.
A) In fig tree, after fertilization whole inflorescence become a fruit.
B) One seeded bits of schizocarpic fruit is called nut.
C) In watermelon, terminal buds are modified as stem tendril.
D) Taeniophyllum has chlorophyllous roots and it is an epiphyte.
Match the following
| a | Polychasial cyme | i | Ipomea |
| b | Solitary cyme | ii | Datura |
| c | Monochasial cyme | iii | Nerium |
| d | Dichasial cyme | iv | Solanum |
The spathe in Musa is a modified _________.
Match the following:
| List - I | List - II | List - III | ||
| A | Acacia | I | Node of stem | (I) Mericarp |
| B | Dichasial cyme | II | False septum | (II) Lamiaceae |
| C | Lateral outgrowth | III | Monochasial cyme | (III) Photosynthesis |
| D | Argemone | IV | Phyllode | (IV) Parietal placentation |
The correct answer is:
Large green coloured bract in spadix is known as
