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Asclepiadaceae: Characters, Distribution and Types

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Asclepiadaceae 2. Distribution of Asclepiadaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities 5. Important Types. Characters of Asclepiadaceae: Plants herbs, shrubs, mostly twiners and rarely trees; leaves opposite, simple, entire margin rarely alternate; inflorescence cymose or racemose; flowers hermaphrodite, pentamerous; calyx of 5 sepals, imbricate; petals 5, gamopetalous, corona arising as outgrowth [...]

By |2016-08-30T17:16:25+00:00August 30, 2016|Dicotyledons|Comments Off on Asclepiadaceae: Characters, Distribution and Types
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Apocynaceae: Characters, Distribution and Types

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Apocynaceae 2. Distribution of Apocynaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities 5. Important Types. Characters of Apocynaceae: Herbs, shrubs and trees, often twining, usually with white latex; leaves are alternate, simple, exstipulate, usually opposite or whorled, entire margin with latex; flowers' hermaphrodite, actinomorphic, hypogynous; calyx free or united; corolla gamopetalous, 5 [...]

By |2016-08-30T17:16:25+00:00August 30, 2016|Dicotyledons|Comments Off on Apocynaceae: Characters, Distribution and Types
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Gentianaceae: Characters, Distribution and Types (With Diagram)

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Gentianaceae 2. Distribution of Gentianaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities 5. Important Types. Characters of Gentianaceae: Plants herbs or sub-shrubs, branching dichotomous, leaves opposite, decussate, exstipulate; monochasial or dichasial cyme; flower actinomorphic hermaphrodite, hypogynous; calyx and corolla 4-5, fused, stamens 4-5, epipetalous; bicarpellary, syncarpous, superior, unilocular, parietal placentation, style simple; [...]

By |2016-08-30T17:16:25+00:00August 30, 2016|Dicotyledons|Comments Off on Gentianaceae: Characters, Distribution and Types (With Diagram)
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