Descrine the Floral characters of Allium cepa with a neat floral diagram.

Explanation

Floral Characters :
1. Inflorescence : Scapigerous i.e. the inflorescence axis (Peduncle ) arising from the ground bearing a cluster of flowers at its apex. Pedicels are of equal length, arising from the apex of the peduncle which brings all flowers at the same level.
2. Flower : Small , white, bracteate, ebracteolate, pedicellate, complete, trimerous , actinomorphic and hypogynous. Flowers are protandrous.
3. Perianth : Tepals 6, white, arranged in two whorls of three each, syntepalous showing valvate aestivatikon.
4. Androecium : Stamens 6, arranged in two whorls of three each, epiphyllous, apostamenous /free and opposite to tepals. Anthers dithecous, basifixed , introse, and dehiscing longitudinally.
5. Gynoecium : Tricarpellary and syncarpous. Ovary superior , trilocular with two ovules in each locule on axile placentation. Style simple, slender with simple stigma.
6. Fruit : A loculicidal capsule.
7. Seed : Endospermous.
8. Floral Formula :
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