HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

FRUIT SCIENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The smallest flower is-
A
Watermeal
B
motia
C
ixora
D
azolla
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -(Wolffia spp.) Watermeal (Wolffia spp.) is a member of the duckweed family (Lemnaceae), a family that contains some of the simplest flowering plants. There are various species of the genus Wolffia worldwide, all very small. The plant itself averages 1/42” long and 1/85” wide or about the size of one candy sprinkle.

Detailed explanation-2: -The world’s smallest flowering plant also has one of the most rapid rates of vegetative reproduction. The Indian species, Wolffia microscopica, can produce a smaller daughter plant in its basal reproductive pouch by budding every 30-36 hours.

Detailed explanation-3: -Therefore, The Largest flower: Rafflesia arnoldii, smallest flower: Watermeal (Wolffia).

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