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 [...]
Learn about the comparison between Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae. Comparison # Solanaceae: 1. Habit- Herbs, a few shrubs. 2. Leaves-Simple, alternate, exstipulate. 3. Inflorescence-Cymose. 4. Flower-Hypogynous, pentamerous, hermaphrodite, actinomorphic, rarely zygomorphic. 5. Calyx-Sepals 5, gamosepalous, persistent, valvate. 6. Corolla-Petals 5, gamopetalous, campanulate, rotate, valvate. 7. Androecium-Stamens 5, epipetalous, polyandrous. 8. Gynoecium-Bicapellary, syncarpous, bilocular ovary superior, obliquely placed, axile swollen placentae, many [...]