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Identify the monocot families :

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a

Poaceae and Solanaceae 

b

Poaceae and Liliaceae 

c

Asteraceae and Solanaceae

d

Solanaceae and Poaceae

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Liliaceae (Lily family), Poaceae (Grass family) both are monocotyledous families due to following characteristcs.

Habit: plants are herbs

Root system: fibrous

Leaves: with parallel venation, sheathing leaf base in Poaceae

Flower: floral whorls in multiple of 3, ie 3 or 6,Perianth (petaloid) 

Androecium -6 stamens

Gynoecium-3 carpels, syncarpous superior

Example:Liliaceae-Lilium, Tulipa

                Poaceae: Triticum, Oryza

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