Question

Flowers showing a basipetal succession are observed in
A) Caesalpinia and Clerodendrum
B) Jasmine and gulmohar
C) Gulmohar and Caesalpinia
D) Clerondendrum and Jasmine

Answer 1

Hint:Basipetal succession is defined as the floral arrangement on the plants where both the new flowers and buds are found at the bottom while the older flowers are present at the top.

 Complete answer:
>Option A: The Caesalpinia flower features acropetal succession wherein both the new flowers and the buds are present at the top whereas the older flowers are present at the bottom. Clerondendrum flowers show basipetal succession wherein both the new flowers and buds are found at the bottom while the older flowers are present at the top. Therefore, this is the incorrect option.
>Option B: Jasmine flowers show basipetal succession wherein both the new flowers and buds are found at the bottom while the older flowers are present at the top. Gulmohar flowers show acropetal succession wherein both the new flowers and the buds are present at the top whereas the older flowers are present at the bottom. Therefore, this is the incorrect option.
>Option C: Gulmohar flowers shows acropetal succession wherein both the new flowers and the buds are present at the top whereas the older flowers are present at the bottom. The Caesalpinia flower features acropetal succession wherein both the new flowers and the buds are present at the top whereas the older flowers are present at the bottom. Therefore, this is the incorrect option.
>Option D: Clerondendrum flowers show basipetal succession wherein both the new flowers and buds are found at the bottom while the older flowers are present at the top. Jasmine flowers show basipetal succession wherein both the new flowers and buds are found at the bottom while the older flowers are present at the top. Therefore, this is the correct option.
Thus, the correct option is (D) Clerondendrum and Jasmine.
Note: The difference between basipetal and acropetal is that, in basipetal the development, maturation or the opening is from the apex to the base in the sequence. Whereas, in acropetal, it is from base to apex in the sequence.