A) raceme
B) spike
C) hypanthodium
D) verticillaster
Correct Answer: C
Solution :
Inflorescence of Ficus is hypanthodium. It is modified head and cyme inflorescence for myrmacophily. Here the male flowers are situated on the top near the opening and the female fertile flower are situated at the bottom, whereas sterile gall flowers are present in between the two. In verticillaster inflorescence a cluster of 3-9 sessile or subsessile flowers borne on a dichasial cyme ending in monochasial cyme in the form of condensed whorl on either side of the node, eg, Ocimum, Salvia. In raceme inflorescence peduncle has bisexual and pedicellate flowers, eg. Mustard, radish. In spike inflorescence peduncle has bisexual and sessile flowers/eg, Achyranthes, Adhatoda.
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