Learn about the comparison between Arecaceae and Poaceae.
Comparison # Arecaceae (Palmaceae):
1. Plants-Mostly trees, a few shrubs.
2. Leaves-Large, palmately or pinnately divided.
3. Inflorescence- Panicle or spike enclosed in spathe.
4. Flower-Unisexual, rarely bisexual.
5. Perianth-Tepals, 6, in two whorls.
6. Stamens-Generally 3+3.
7. Carpels-Tricarpellary, syncarpous rarely apocarpous, uni or trilocular.
8. Fruit-Berry or drupe.
9. Floral formula-
Comparison # Poaceae (Gramineae):
1. Plants-Usually herbs, bamboos are tall and woody.
2. Leaves-Long, linear, ligulate and simple.
3. Inflorescence- Spike or spikelets or panicle of spikelets.
4. Flower-Bisexual, rarely unisexual. Flowers enclosed between 2 or 3 lodicules.
5. Perianth-Represented by 2 or 3 lodicules.
6. Stamens-Usually 3.
7. Carpels-Monocarpellary, unilocular.
8. Fruit-Caryopsis.
9. Floral formula-
