"Solanaceae, a large family is widely distributed in tropics, subtropics and even
temperate zone"
Give appropriate answers to the following questions with respect to this family :
(a) Type of fruit
(b) Floral formula
(c) Aestivation in corolla
(d) Type of placentation
(e) Floral diagram
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☆Solanaceae family:
a) Type of fruit:
》plants belonging to this family are source of food eg;tomato,brinjal,potato.
》the fruit type is berry or capsule.
》some members are belong to spice(chilli)
》medicine(belladona,ashwagandha)
b) Floral formula:
》see the attachment.
c) Aestivation in corolla:
》they have five petals, all of them are fused.
》and are arranged in valvate aestivation.
》valvate aestivation : when sepals/petals arranged in a whorl just touch each other at margin,without overlapping.
》see the attachment for diagram!
d) type of placentation:
》placenta is swollen with many ovules, having syncarpus and superior ovary.
》Axile placentation.
》see the attachment for fig.
e) Floral diagram
see the attachment!
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