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The special type of inflorescence found in ficus where the female flower are at bottom and male flower near ostiole and enclosed within a cup shaped fleshy thalamus (receptacle) with ostiole is called

A

Cyathium

B

Verticillaster

C

Spadix

D

Hypanthodium

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D
Hypanthodium is a special type of inflorescence formed by the condensation of main axis into a cup or flask shaped fleshy receptacle with a small apical opening called ostiole. Flowers are always heterogonous.
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