Plant Kingdom of Angiospermae: The vegetative cover of the earth including plants that grow under water is estimated to comprise about 393700 species. The number of species under different major groups is roughly given below: The above grouping of the plant kingdom represents the traditional classification. A recent classification based on the study of phylogeny of plants has been proposed [...]
Embryology in Taxonomy: Embryology is the study of the process of formation of embryo in a fertilised ovule, i.e., the study of the changes taking place in an ovule before and after the fertilisation. In other words, it is the study of: (a) Micro- and macro-sporogenesis in the diploid generation, (b) Micro- and mega-gametophytes in the haploid generation and (c) [...]
In this article we will discuss about the Survey of Botanic Gardens in India. Indian Botanic Garden: As early as 1786 Colonel Robert Kyd, a Military Engineer of the East Indian Company and a keen lover of gardening sent a proposal to the Directors of the Company in London that a Botanic Garden be established near Calcutta. The purpose of [...]