Question

Students were on the excursion to a botanical garden. They noted following observation. Will you be able to help them in understanding those condition?

Students cut open a Papaya fruit and found all the seeds attached to the sides. Teacher inquired about the possible placentation of Papaya ovary.

Answer 1

1. In Papaya, seeds are attached to the sides of a fruit. Thus, parietal placentation is possible in papaya ovary.
2. In parietal placentation, ovules are placed on the inner wall of unilocular ovary of multicarpellary, syncarpus gynoecium.