Question

Which angiosperm group is characterized by having the stamen number equal to or less than the petal number and stamens fused to the petals?

Answer 1

In the members of solanaceae family examples potato,tomato, egg plant or brijal, flowers have five (5) stamens and petals are also (five) in numbers. Stamens in the flowers of the above mentioned plants are attached with the petals of the flowers. This condition is known as epipetalous.