Question

Familiar 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 lily family of kingdom Plantae. Liliaceae is widely distributed mainly in the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

Complete Answer:
- Family Liliaceae comes under the order Liliales.
- This family consists of 254 genera and about 4075 species of flowering plants.
- This family evolved around 68 million years ago.
- The flowers of family Liliaceae are insect pollinated flowers.
- Some species of Liliaceae are poisonous.

Characteristics of family Liliaceae:
- The plants belonging to Liliaceae are monocotyledonous, perennial, herbaceous, bulbous with simple trichomes and contractile roots.
- They contain both gynoecium (female reproductive part) and androecium (male reproductive part).
- Most flowers are coloured.
- The ovary is superior.
- There are fused carpels ( syncarpous).

Examples of Family Liliaceae:
Allium cepa, Allium sativum, Aloe vera, Tamarindus indica, Asparagus, Asphodelus, Fritillaria, Tulipa, Smilax, Ruscus, etc.
It becomes clear from the above discussion that familiar examples of family Liliaceae are Aloe vera, Allium cepa and Allium sativum.

Hence, the option C is the right answer.

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