Question

Shoe flower belongs to
a. Solanaceae
b. Malvaceae
c. Papilionatae
d. Liliaceae

Answer 1

Hint: The flower commonly known as China-rose.

Complete answer:
Hibiscus which is also known as shoe flower in Jamaica or some African countries as it is used to polish shoes belongs to the family Malvaceae.

Additional Information:
1. Malvaceae is also known as Mallow family.
2. These are found in tropic and subtropic regions.
3. Trees, shrubs and herbs are found in the family.
4. Roots are taproots and are profusely branched
5. The leaves are stipulated, simple, alternate, palmately lobed with reticulate venation.
6. The inflorescence is solitary terminal or axillary cymose or sometimes raceme.
7. The flower is bisexual, bracteate, actinomorphic and ovary is hypogynous.
8. Epicalyx is found.
9. Corolla is five and petals are free with twisted aestivation.
10. Many stamens are present.
11. Syncarpous ovary with axile placentation.
12. The fruit is either capsule or schizocarp.
13.A seed has a curved embryo and scanty endosperm.

So, the correct answer is ’Malvaceae’

Note:
1. The actinomorphic flower is the flower that divides into two equal radial halves through any radial plane.
2. Hypogynous ovary means it is present at the top position.