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Structure of Nelumbo Nucifera (With Diagram) | Dicotyledons

In this article we will discuss about the structure of Nelumbo nucifera with the help of diagram.  Habit: A perennial aquatic herb. Root: Adventitious slender and perennial. Stem: Rhizomatous, branched and rooted in mud. Leaves: Simple, forming a "triad" i.e. one scaly leaf on the lower side of rhizome, another on upper side bearing in its axil the flower and [...]

By |2016-08-30T17:16:30+00:00August 30, 2016|Dicotyledonae|Comments Off on Structure of Nelumbo Nucifera (With Diagram) | Dicotyledons

Biology Notes on Ericaceae | Dicotyledonae

Ericaceae  are mostly shrubs, rarely trees or undershrub's or trailing or scrambling vines. Leaves are simple, alternate or opposite or whorled, leathery, exstipulate. Inflorescence axillary or terminal clusters or raceme or panicle or flowers solitary and axillary. Flowers are hermaphrodite, usually actinomorphic, hypogynous or rarely epigynous. Calyx 4-7- lobed, persistent; lobes imbricate; sometimes sepals free. Corolla 4-7-lobed, funnel shaped, campanulate [...]

By |2016-07-25T13:42:30+00:00July 25, 2016|Dicotyledonae|Comments Off on Biology Notes on Ericaceae | Dicotyledonae

Classification of Primulales: 2 Families | Dicotyledonae

In this article we will discuss about the classification of Primulales. According to Hutchinson, Primulales consists of two families:- 1. Mysinaceae 2. Primulaceae. Family # 1. Myrsinaceae: Myrsinaceae are evergreen trees or shrubs. Leaves are simple, alternate, entire, exstipulate; usually leathery. Inflorescence usually axillary, racemose or cymose or corymbose, rarely paniculate. Flowers are regular, bisexual, rarely unisexual hypogynous, bracteate. Sepals [...]

By |2016-07-25T13:42:29+00:00July 25, 2016|Dicotyledonae|Comments Off on Classification of Primulales: 2 Families | Dicotyledonae
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