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Unisexual flowers are those which have either the stamen or pistil but never both.
However, Hibiscus has both male and female reproductive organs as stamen and pistil, in the same flower and hence is not unisexual, it is in fact, bisexual.
Thus, the correct answer is option (A).

Monoecious plant species have separate male and female flowers on the same plant. Examples or monoecious plants are maize, birch, coconut and cucurbit. The plants in which male and female flowers are borne on separate individual are referred to as dioecious plants. e.g., papaya, date palm.

Autogamy is possible only when anther and stigma are close together and there is synchrony in pollen release and stigma receptivity. As in case f cleistogamous flowers, the flowers remain closed so that anthers and stigmas are never exposed. The flowers undergo only self pollination. No external pollinating agency is required.

In Cyathium inflorescence, stamen represents the male flowers and pistil represents a female flower. This type of inflorescence is characterized by the presence of several male flowers (stamen) around a pistillate flower. Cyathium inflorescence is the characteristic feature of Euphorbia genus.

Perianth is represented by membranous scales called as lodicules, they may be 2 or 3 and also interpreted as relictual perianth.

Glumes represent bracts. Glumes are a basal, membranous, outer sterile husk or bract in the flowers of grasses (Poaceae) and sedges (Cyperaceae). A bract is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis or cone scale. Bracts are often different from foliage leaves. They may be smaller, larger or of a different colour, shape or texture. Typically, they also look different from the parts of the flower, such as the petals or sepals. 
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Autogamy is pollination within a flower. Chasmogamous flowers are those in which anthers and stigma are exposed. For autogamy, in such a flower to take place, pollen and ovule should mature simultaneously and anther and stigma should lie close to each other.

The non-essential parts of the flower are those that are not involved in the process of fertilization directly. These are called the accessory whorls. The calyx (made up of sepals) and corolla (made up of petals) represent the accessory whorls. In some flowers, the calyx and corolla are not differentiated or distinct. Then the resultant structure is called perianth whose individual units are called tepals.