Question

Which type of style is a characteristic of family Labiatae/ Lamiaceae ?

Answer 1

Hint: In different families of plants, the flowers have different characteristics. The gynobasic stem is also a common characteristic of some plants where the style arises from the base of an ovary.

Complete answer:
Gynobasic style is a common feature of Labiatae or Lamiaceae. It refers to the style that arises from the base of an ovary and is two types- the one that is inserted laterally at the base of a syncarpous ovary and the other one arises from the center of an apocarpous ovary. Examples of the former one are Chrysobalanaceae and Rhabdo Dendraceae and examples of the latter one are many species of Lamiaceae.
Let us know some more features of Labiatae:
Lamiaceae/ Labiatae
-The plants of this Family have great importance as culinary herbs.
-These are cultivated as culinary herbs due to their aromatic value and also their ease of cultivation. In some plants, like Chia, the plants are cultivated for their seeds.
-Flowers have petals fused into an upper lip and a lower lip and the flowers are bilaterally symmetrical.
-They have five united petals and five united sepals.
-Flowers are bisexual and verticilastrate.
-The leaves emerge opposite or whorled and stems are square in cross-section.
-Examples: Basil, Mentha, Rosemary, Oregano, etc.

Therefore, the correct answer is ‘Gynobasic style’.

Note:
The plants of family Liliaceae bears large flowers with six colored petaloid tepals arranged in two whorls, six stamens, and a superior ovary as well as linear shaped leaves with veins arranged parallel go the edges and arranged to alternate on the stem or in a rosette at the base. Gramineae or Poaceae are Monoecious plants with leaves growing from the base of the blade where the stem is hollow except at the nodes. In the case of Compositae or Asteraceae, the flowers appear to be single but actually a cluster of much smaller flowers. The leaves are alternate, opposite, or whorled.