Learn about the comparison between Rutaceae and Anacardiaceae.
Comparison # Rutaceae:
1. Plants-Herbs, shrubs or trees.
2. Leaves-Alternate or opposite, compound, petioles winged, rarely simple, gland-dotted, and aromatic, exstipulate.
3. Inflorescence-Variable.
4. Flower-Actinomorphic, rarely zygomorphic, bisexual or unisexual, hypogynous with a honey disc below the ovary, thalamous concave.
5. Calyx-Sapals 5, gamosepalous.
6. Corolla-Patals 5, polypetalous, gland-dotted, aromatic.
7. Androecium-Stamens 10-∝, free or polyadelphous.
8. Gynoecium-Carpels 2-∝, syncarpous, axile placentation disc below the ovary.
9. Fruit-Hespiridium or capsule.
Comparison # Anacardiaceae:
1. Plants-Trees, resinous
2. Leaves-Alternate, simple exstipulate.
3. Inflorescence-Terminal or axillary cyme or panicle.
4. Flower-Actinomorphic, rarely zygomorphic, hermaphrodite or unisexual, hypogynous; thalamus convex, cushion-like, concave or elongated.
5. Calyx-Sapals 5-7, free or fused at the base.
6. Corolla-Petals 3-5-7, free or fused at the base.
7. Androecium-Stamens 10 or 5 or only one functional.
8. Gynoecium-3-5 carpels, syncarpous, anuular disc present.
9. Fruit-A drupe.