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Grade 12Botany

Please give me the main examples for perigynous f

Please give me the main examples for perigynous flowers. 
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7 Years agoGrade 12
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Arun

7 Years ago
rose is the peri-gynous flower. 
This characterisation is based on the position of the ovary in the flowers. In this case, all sepals, petals and stamens are fused together in a cup like structure which is usually around the ovary called hypanthium. 
These flowers are termed as perigynous.