Among bitter gourd. Mustard, brinjal, pumpkin, chinarose, lupin, cucumber, sunnhemp, gram, guava, bean, chilli, plum,petunia, tomato, rose,withania, potato, onion, aloe and tulip, how many plants have hypogynous flower?

Options

A. Eighteen
B. Six
C. Ten
D. Fifteen

Answer

To determine how many plants among the given list have hypogynous flowers, we will follow these steps:

### Step-by-Step Solution:

1. **Understand the Definition of Hypogynous Flowers**:
- Hypogynous flowers are those where the ovary is positioned above the other floral parts (sepals, petals, and stamens). This means that all other floral parts are attached below the ovary.

2. **List the Given Plants**:
- The plants mentioned are: Bitter gourd, Mustard, Brinjal, Pumpkin, China rose, Lupin, Cucumber, Sunnhemp, Gram, Guava, Bean, Chilli, Plum, Petunia, Tomato, Rose, Withania, Potato, Onion, Aloe, and Tulip.

3. **Identify the Flower Type for Each Plant**:
- We will go through each plant and classify whether it has a hypogynous flower or not:
- Bitter gourd: Epigynous
- Mustard: Hypogynous
- Brinjal: Hypogynous
- Pumpkin: Hypogynous
- China rose: Hypogynous
- Lupin: Hypogynous
- Cucumber: Epigynous
- Sunnhemp: Hypogynous
- Gram: Hypogynous
- Guava: Epigynous
- Bean: Hypogynous
- Chilli: Hypogynous
- Plum: Perigynous
- Petunia: Hypogynous
- Tomato: Hypogynous
- Rose: Perigynous
- Withania: Hypogynous
- Potato: Hypogynous
- Onion: Hypogynous
- Aloe: Hypogynous
- Tulip: Hypogynous

4. **Count the Hypogynous Flowers**:
- Now, we will count the number of plants that have hypogynous flowers:
- Mustard, Brinjal, Pumpkin, China rose, Lupin, Sunnhemp, Gram, Bean, Chilli, Petunia, Tomato, Withania, Potato, Onion, Aloe, Tulip.
- Total hypogynous flowers = 15.

5. **Final Answer**:
- Among the given plants, there are a total of **15 plants with hypogynous flowers**.