NEET Biology Morphology of Flowering Plants (Root, Stem And Leaf) Question Bank Inflorescence

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    The unit of inflorescence in grasses / gramineae (poaceae) is [BVP Pune 1998]

    A) Thyrsis

    B) Spike

    C) Spikelet

    D) Raceme

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Spikelet is a compact spike having a few flowers borne an axis called rachilla and surrounded by two bracts called glumes. e.g., Wheat, Oat, Grass. Each flower or floret has at its base a bract called lemma and a bracteole complex called palea.


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