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Placentation in tomato and lemon is...

Placentation in tomato and lemon is

A

parietal

B

free central

C

marginal

D

axile

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D
Lemon or Citrus (family-Rutaceae), tqmato or Lycopersicon sp. (family-Solanaceae), China rose or Hibiscus (family- Malvaceae) etc. have axile placentation. It occurs in multicarpellary.
syncarpous ovary Inward growth of margins of carpels forms a multicarpellary condition which contains an axis in the centre. Placentae arise from this central axis which bear ovules.
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