Stamens fused with petals are called which floral condition?

• A. Epipetalous
• B. Epiphyllous
• C. Polyandrous
• D. Synandrous

Answer: (A)

Stamens fused with petals describe a situation where the stamen filaments are adnate to the petals, so the stamens appear to be part of the petal structure. This condition is called epipetalous. It explains why you can sometimes see a coordinated, petal–stamen arrangement where the corolla and the stamens seem to form a single unit.

The other terms refer to different kinds of fusion or arrangement: synandrous means stamens fused with each other, not with petals; polyandrous simply describes many stamens without specifying fusion to petals; epiphyllous would involve attachment to a leaf or leaf-like organ rather than to the petals. So the description of stamens attached to petals best fits epipetalous.