Class 11 NEET Biology Morphology Of Flowering Plants Questions Part 1

(b) : Syconous fruit develops from a hypanthodium inflorescence, e.g., Ficus. Hypanthodium is a box like inflorescence where the box is formed by the flesly receptacle. It opens to exterior by a single pore called ostiole. The hollow pear shaped fleshy receptacle encloses a number of minute male and female flowers, it becomes fleshy and forms the fruit.