NEET 2016 · Class 11

Morphology of Flowering Plants

Free-central placentation is found in

  1. (A)Dianthus
  2. (B)Argemone
  3. (C)Brassica
  4. (D)Citrus

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Verbatim line

When the ovules are borne on central axis and septa are absent, as in *Dianthus* and *Primrose* the placentation is called **free central**.

Chapter
Morphology of Flowering Plants
Section
5.5 THE FLOWER
Page
10
Words matched
23 of 23

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that free central placentation occurs in Dianthus, which directly answers the MCQ and distinguishes it from the other options.

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