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Biology Notes on Plumbaginaceae | Dicotyledonae

Plumbaginaceae  are perennial herbs or shrubs. Leaves are simple, alternate, stipulate or exstipulate. Inflorescence various, racemes, spikes, panicles, cymose heads or dichasial cymes, etc. Flowers are bisexual, actinomorphic or slightly zygomorphic, hypogynous and pentamerous. Calyx tubular, 5-lobed, membranous, persistent, lobes valvate. Corolla tubular; lobes 5, often free very near to the base, contorted. Stamens 5, opposite to petals and often [...]

By |2016-07-25T14:02:07+00:00July 25, 2016|Dicotyledonae|Comments Off on Biology Notes on Plumbaginaceae | Dicotyledonae
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Classification of Ebenales: 2 Families| Dicotyledonae

In this article we will discuss about the classification of Ebenales. According to Hutchinson, Ebenales consists of two families:- 1. Sapotaceae 2. Ebenaceae. Family # 1. Sapotaceae: Sapotaceae are trees or shrubs with milky latex; younger parts tomentose. Leaves are simple, alter­nate or opposite, entire, coriaceous, usually exstipulate. Inflorescence an axillary or extra-axillary cyme, often in false umbel or flowers [...]

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

Cucurbitaceae are climbing or procumbent herbs, annual or perennial, with extra-axillary simple or branched tendrils; monoecious or dioecious; stem usually 5-angled. Leaves are simple, alternate, palmiveined and palmilobed or rarely pinnately veined and lobed; exsti­pulate. Inflorescence racemose or cytnose or flowers solitary. Flowers are unisexual, regular, pentamerous, epigynous, usually large, yellow or white. Calyx more or less tubular, lobes 5, [...]

By |2016-07-25T13:42:28+00:00July 25, 2016|Dicotyledonae|Comments Off on Biology Notes on Cucurbitaceae | Dicotyledonae
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