In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Menispermaceae 2. Distribution of Menispermaceae 3. Economic Characters 4. Affinities. Characters of Menispermaceae: Mostly woody vines - lianas, dioecious; flowers trimerous, unisexual; double whorls of sepals and petals; curved seed. A. Vegetative Characters: Habit: Mostly twining, woody vines (lianas), rarely erect shrubs or small trees. Root - Tap and branched. [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Nymphaeaceae 2. Distribution of Nymphaeaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities. Characters of Nymphaeaceae: Aquatic herbs with large and peltate leaves; flowers hermaphrodite, hypogynous to epigynous; perianth segments many, spiral, gradually passing from sepals to petals and petals to stamens, stamens many; carpels many in pits of the torus or confluent [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Annonaceae 2. Distribution of Annonaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities 5. Important Types. Characters of Annonaceae: Wood aromatic, leaves exstipulate, floral parts usually numerous, free spirally arranged; stamens with distinctive enlarged and flat connective; gynoecium multipistilate, apocarpous. A. Vegetative characters: Habit and habitat: Trees, shrubs or lianas. Artabotrys climbs by [...]