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Ranunculaceae: Characters, Distribution and Types

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Ranunculaceae 2. Distribution of Ranunculaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities 5. Types. Characters of Ranunculaceae: A. Diagonostic Characters: Herbs, leaves exstipulate, incised blades, sheathing bases, flowers hypogynous, spiral or spirocyclic; sepals often decidous, usually petaloid; calyx and corolla free; stamens indefinite, free; carpels polycarpellary, apocarpous; fruit aggregate. B. Vegetative Characters: [...]

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Comparison between Ranunculaceae and Menispermaceae

Learn about the comparison between Ranunculaceae and Menispermaceae. Comparison # Ranunculaceae: 1. Habit of Ranunculaceae are herbs or climbers. 2. Leaves of Ranunculaceae is simple, rarely compound (Clematis). 3. Flower of Ranunculaceae are hermaphrodite, actinomorphic (Ranunculus), rarely zygomorphic (Delphinium). 4. Calyx & Corolla are distinct, identical or different (Delphinium). 5. Stamens are many and free. 6. Gynoecium have ∞ Carpels: [...]

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Comparison between Amarantaceae and Polygonaceae

Learn about the comparison between Amarantaceae and Polygonaceae. Comparison # Amarantaceae: 1. Habit- Plants herbs or shrubs. 2. Leaf-Simple, alternate or opposite, exstipulate. 3. Inflorescence-Spike globose, rarely compound spike. 4. Flower-Regular, bisexual rarely unisexual, hypogynous, bracts and bracteoles scarious. 5. Perianth-5, persistent, dry and scaly. 6. Androecium-5, antiphyllous, sometimes united forming a membranous tube. 7. Gynoecium-Carpels 2-3, syncarpous 8. Ovary-Ovary [...]

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