, in perigynous flowers, the gynoecium is situated in the centre and other parts of the flower are located on the rim of the thalamus almost at the same level. The ovary here is said to be half inferior, citing plum, rose, and peach as examples . In contrast, the ovary is superior in mustard and brinjal (hypogynous) , and inferior in sunflower ray florets (epigynous) .