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Comparison between Arecaceae and Poaceae

Learn about the comparison between Arecaceae and Poaceae. Comparison # Arecaceae (Palmaceae): 1. Plants-Mostly trees, a few shrubs. 2. Leaves-Large, palmately or pinnately divided. 3. Inflorescence- Panicle or spike enclosed in spathe. 4. Flower-Unisexual, rarely bisexual. 5. Perianth-Tepals, 6, in two whorls. 6. Stamens-Generally 3+3. 7. Carpels-Tricarpellary, syncarpous rarely apocarpous, uni or trilocular. 8. Fruit-Berry or drupe. 9. Floral formula- [...]

By |2016-08-30T17:16:29+00:00August 30, 2016|Monocotyledons|Comments Off on Comparison between Arecaceae and Poaceae
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Comparison among Musaceae, Zingiberaceae and Cannaceae

Learn about the comparison among Musaceae, Zingiberaceae and Cannaceae. Comparison # Musacase: 1. Flower-May be unisexual, bisexual or zygomorphic. 2. Perianth-6, 5 in two whorls or not distinct, petaloid, 6, in two whorls of 3 each, usually the outer green and inner coloured. 3. Androecium-6, 5, only fertile, the sixth, sterile one not distinguishable as a petaloid staminode. 4. Gynoecium-(3): [...]

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Comparison between Musaceae and Orchidaceae

Learn about the comparison between Musaceae and Orchidaceae. Comparison # Musaceae: 1. Habit-Usually perennial herbs or rarely trees (Ravenala). 2. Roots-Adventitious. 3. Stem-Underground rhizome. In Musa, the so-called apparent erect stem is formed by long, stiff leaf-sheaths which are spirally rolled around one another. 4. Leaves-Simple, large, spiral, unicostate parallel, entire or lamina split, leaf- sheaths rolled up and overlapping. [...]

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