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Pedaliaceae: Characters, Distribution and Affinities

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Pedaliaceae 2. Distribution of Pedaliaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities. Characters of Pedaliaceae: Herbs with opposite leaves, and mucilage containing glandular hairs; flowers zygomorphic, hoypogynous; calyx and corolla 5, fused, corolla bilabiate; stemens 4, epipetalous, sometimes 2; carpels 2, syncarpous, 4-loculed or incompletely 4-loculed, axile placentation; fruit a capsule, beaked [...]

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Lamiaceae: Characters, Distribution and Types

In this article we will discuss about the:- 1. Characters of Lamiaceae 2. Distribution of Lamiaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities 5. Important Types. Characters of Lamiaceae: Sweet aromatic smell due to essential oils present in sessile glandular hairs; stem rectangular in cross section, leaves opposite decussate rarely alternate, simple, exstipulate with hairs; inflorescence verticillaster; flowers zygomorphic, hermaphrodite, hypogynous, bracteate; [...]

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Acanthaceae: Characters, Distribution and Types

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Acanthaceae 2. Distribution of Acanthaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities 5. Important Types. Characters of Acanthaceae: Mostly herbs, shrubs; leaves opposite decussate, exstipulate, inflorescence cymose, flowers bracteate, bracteolate, zygomorphic, hermaphrodite, hypogynous; calyx five or 4 gamosepalous, corolla pentapartite, gamopetalous, often bilipped; stamens 4 to 2 didynamous, polyandrous, epipetalous; carpels two, [...]

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