Question

Ebracteate flowers mainly found in
A) Solanaceae
B) Malvaceae
C) Cruciferae
D) Liliaceae

Answer 1

Hint:A specialized or modified leaf type is known as a bract and flowering plants exhibiting these types of leaves are known as bracteate flowers. The others which do not show the presence of bracts are called as Ebracteate flowers.

Complete answer:
Option A: The Solanaceae family represents a family of the flowering plants ranging from annual or perennial herbs to shrubs to trees. The flowers of this family show the presence of differentiated perianth, a calyx, and corolla, an androecium and two carpels. They have modified or specialized leaves and hence, this is an incorrect option.
Option B: Malvaceae or mallows represents flowering plants featuring around 244 genera and around 4225 floral species. Some popular members of this family are cacao, okra, durian, cotton, etc. Members of this group exhibit the presence of bract flowers and hence, this is the incorrect option.
Option C: Cruciferae flowers are extremely uniform featuring four free saccate species along with four clawed petals which appear as staggered. They can either be dissymmetric or slightly zygomorphic in their physical appearance. They contain no bract flowers and hence, they are categorised as Ebracteate flowers. Thus, Option C is the correct option
Option D: The family Liliaceae features around 254 genera and is close to around 4075 species. The members of this group are monocots, herbaceous, bulbous geophytes. They do show the presence of bract leaves and hence, this is the incorrect option.

Thus, the correct option is (C) Crucifereae.

Note:The typical cross-link appearance of the flowers of this family gives it its name ‘Cruciferae.’
Ebracteate can either be dissymmetric or slightly zygomorphic in their physical appearance.