Question

Common examples of family Liliaceae are
A. Allium cepa, Aloe vera and Tamarindus indica
B. Saraca indica, Allium cepa and Aloe vera
C. Allium sativum, Allium cepa and Aloe vera
D. Tamarindus indica, Allium cepa and Allium sativum

Answer 1

Hint: Liliaceae is the family of kingdom Plantae. We will discuss Liliaceae in detail.

Complete answer:
Family Liliaceae comes under the order Liliales.
This family is made of 254 genera and around 4075 species of flowering plants.
This family Liliaceae evolved around 68 million years ago.
The flowers belonging to family Liliaceae are mostly insect pollinated flowers.
Liliaceae is widely distributed mainly in the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
Some species of Liliaceae are poisonous.

Characteristics of family Liliaceae:
A. The plants of this family are commonly monocotyledonous, perennial, herbaceous, bulbous with simple trichomes and have contractile roots.
B. Most of the flowers are coloured.
C. They contain both gynoecium (female reproductive part) and androecium (male reproductive part).
D. The ovary is superior.
E. There are fused carpels ( syncarpous).

Examples of Family Liliaceae:
1. Allium cepa,
2. Allium sativum,
3. Aloe vera,
4. Tamarindus indica,
5. Aspargus,
6. Asphodelus,
7. Fritillaria,
8. Tulipa,
9. Smilax,
10. Ruscus, etc.
Therefore, it has been clear from the above discussion that familiar examples of family Liliaceae are Aloe vera, Allium cepa and Allium sativum.

Hence the correct answer is Option(C)

Note: Some genres in the Liliaceae family can be used as a medicine (Fritillaria), antipyretics, expectorants and also food (Tulipa).