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If in the arrangement of petals of a flower  bud, petals just touch one another at the margin without overlapping, the arrangement is described as 

a
valvate aestivation
b
imbricate aestivation
c
vexillary aestivation
d
twisted aestivation

detailed solution

Correct option is A

When sepals or petals in a whorl just touch one another at the margin, without overlapping, as in Calotropis, it is said to be valvate aestivation.

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