CET Karnataka Medical CET - Karnataka Medical Solved Paper-2010

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    The presence of corollary corona, sagittate anthers and dumb-bell shaped stigma are the characteristic features of

    A)  Catharanthus roseus

    B)  Ravenala madagascariensis

    C)  Musa paradisiaca

    D)  Hibiscus rosa- sinensis

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Catharanthus roseus belongs to family Apocynaceae. It possesses corolla with corona, anthers cohesing or convenient (often sagittate, empty below and prolonged into spines, sometimes united with the styles head) or separate from one another, adnate. Stigma is bell-shaped (the head usually massively thickened, contracted in the middle, with a ring, a ring of hair or a membrane below.


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