Axile placentation means ovules attached to a central axis in a multilocular ovary. In NCERT, axile placentation is observed in China rose (Hibiscus), Petunia, and Lemon, where ovules are arranged around the central axis of the locules. Hence option 1 is correct.
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Axile placentation is common in many plants with syncarpous ovaries, where all carpels are fused into a single ovary with a central column.
💡 NCERT Memory Line:
Axile placentation: ovules on central axis of a multilocular ovary (common in Hibiscus and Petunia).
Family Fabaceae differs from Solanaceae and Liliaceae. With respect to the stamens, pick out the characteristics specific to family Fabaceae but not found in Solanaceae or Liliaceae.
Identify the correct set of statements :
A.The leaflets are modified into pointed hard thorns in Citrus and Bougainvillea.
B.Axillary buds form slender and spirally coiled tendrils in cucumber and pumpkin.
C.Stem is flattened and fleshy in Opuntia and modified to perform the function of leaves.
D.Rhizophora shows vertically upward growing roots that help to get oxygen for respiration.
E.Subaerially growing stems in grasses and strawberry help in vegetative propagation.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
