In this article we will discuss about the Classification of Pandanales. According to Engler and Prantl, Pandanales consists of three families:- 1. Typhaceae 2. Sparganiaceae 3. Pandanaceae. Family # 1. Typhaceae: Typhaceae are aquatic herbs growing in fresh water or in marshes, with a long creeping rhizome and erect simple shoots arising from the axils of lateral scales of the [...]
In this article we will discuss about the Classification of Microspermae. According to Engler and Prantl, Microspermae consists of two families:- 1. Burmanniaceae 2. Orchidaceae. Family # 1. Burmanniaceae: Burmanniaceae are saprophytic herbs with a small slender stem and underground rhizome or tubers; the rhizome is associated with endotrophic mycorrhiza. Leaves are small scale-like or linear and green. Inflorescence is [...]
In this article we will discuss about the Classification of Scitaminae. According to Engler and Prantl, Scitaminae consists of four families:- 1. Musaceae 2. Gingiberaceae 3. Cannaceae 4. Marantaceae. Family # 1. Musaceae: Musaceae are large herbs with a perennial rhizome, rarely trees with a woody un-branched trunk. Leaves are large, 2-ranked or spirally arranged, pinnately veined and with a [...]