NEET 2016 · Class 11

Morphology of Flowering Plants

The standard petal of a papilionaceous corolla is also called (NEET I 2016)

  1. (A)vexillum
  2. (B)corona
  3. (C)carina
  4. (D)pappus

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In pea and bean flowers, there are five petals, the largest (standard) overlaps the two lateral petals (wings) which in turn overlap the two smallest anterior petals (keel); this type of aestivation is known as **vexillary** or papilionaceous.

Chapter
Morphology of Flowering Plants
Section
5.5 THE FLOWER
Page
9
Words matched
38 of 38

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that in papilionaceous corolla, the largest petal is called 'standard', and this type of aestivation is known as 'vexillary', directly linking 'standard petal' with 'vexillum' (the Latin term for standard).

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