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Biology Notes on Cucurbitaceae | Dicotyledonae

Cucurbitaceae are climbing or procumbent herbs, annual or perennial, with extra-axillary simple or branched tendrils; monoecious or dioecious; stem usually 5-angled. Leaves are simple, alternate, palmiveined and palmilobed or rarely pinnately veined and lobed; exsti­pulate. Inflorescence racemose or cytnose or flowers solitary. Flowers are unisexual, regular, pentamerous, epigynous, usually large, yellow or white. Calyx more or less tubular, lobes 5, [...]

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Classification of Campanulatae: 2 Families | Dicotyledonae

In this article we will discuss about the classification of Campanulatae. According to Hutchinson, Campanulatae consists of two families:- 1. Campanulaceae 2. Compositae. Family # 1. Campanulaceae: Campanulaceae are annual or perennial herbs, undershrub's or rarely shrubs, very rarely trees; milky latex often present. Leaves are simple, exstipulate, alternate or rarely opposite. Inflore­scence racemose or cymose, often paniculate or clustered [...]

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Classification of Rubiales: 3 Families | Dicotyledonae

In this article we will discuss about the classification of Rubiales. According to Hutchinson, Rubiales consists of three families:- 1. Rubiaceae 2. Caprifoliaceae 3. Valerianaceae. Family # 1. Rubiaceae: Rubiaceae are herbs, shrubs or trees, rarely climbing. Leaves are simple, opposite cy rarely whorled, Stipulate; stipules interpetiolar or intrapetiolar. Inflorescence a cyme or cymose panicle or umbel or a compact [...]

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