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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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Classification of Campanulatae: 2 Families | Dicotyledonae

In this article we will discuss about the classification of Campanulatae. According to Hutchinson, Campanulatae consists of two families:- 1. Campanulaceae 2. Compositae. Family # 1. Campanulaceae: Campanulaceae are annual or perennial herbs, undershrub's or rarely shrubs, very rarely trees; milky latex often present. Leaves are simple, exstipulate, alternate or rarely opposite. Inflore­scence racemose or cymose, often paniculate or clustered [...]

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Classification of Contortae: 7 Families | Dicotyledonae

In this article we will discuss about the classification of Contortae. According to Hutchinson, Contortae consists of seven families:- 1. Oleaceae 2. Loganiaceae 3. Buddlejaceae 4. Gentianaceae 5. Menyanthaceae 6. Apocynaceae 7. Asclepiadaceae. Family # 1. Oleaceae: Oleaceae are trees, shrubs or undershrub's, often scan-dent or twinning. Leaves are opposite, simple or pinnately compound, exstipulate, often pubescent with peltate hairs. [...]

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