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Classification of Rhoeadales: 4 Families

In this article we will discuss about the classification of Rhoeadales. According to Engler, Rhoeadales consists of four families:- 1. Papaveraceae 2. Capparidaceae 3. Cruciferae 4. Moringaceae. Family # 1. Papaveraceae: Papaveraceae are predominantly herbs with milky or coloured latex. Leaves are alternate, simple, entire or lobed, often much dissected, exstipulate; rarely crowded at base. Flowers solitary or in racemes [...]

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Classification of Sarraceniales: 3 Families | Dicotyledonae

In this article we will discuss about the classification of Sarraceniales. According to Engler, Sarraceniales consists of three families:- 1. Sarraceniaceae 2. Nepenthaceae 3. Droseraceae.  Family # 1. Sarraceniaceae: Sarraceniaceae are perrenial herbs of marshy places. Leaves are radical, rosulate, tubular, usually with a small terminal lamina and retrorsely hairy within, often winged. Flowers solitary on a central scape or [...]

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Classification of Umbelliflorae: 2 Families | Dicotyledonae

In this article we will discuss about the classification of Umbelliflorae. According to Engler, Umbelliflorae consists of two families:- 1. Araliaceae 2. Umbelliferae. Family # 1. Araliaceae: Araliaceae are perennial herbs or shrubs or trees, rarely lianas, very rarely scandent epiphytes; stem and branches often armed with prickles; profusely lenticelled. Leaves of Araliaceae are cauline or radical, simple or digitate [...]

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