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Zingiberaceae: Characters, Distribution and Types

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Zingiberaceae2. Distribution of Zingiberaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities 5. Important Type. Characters of Zingiberaceae: Presence of aromatic oils, ligule, marked differentiation of perianth into calyx and corolla, single stamen and large usually petaloid staminodium. A. Vegetative characters: Habit: Perennial, aromatic herb. Root: Adventitious, rarely fibrous. Stem: Rhizome-tuberous or horizontal, [...]

By |2016-08-30T17:16:24+00:00August 30, 2016|Monocotyledons|Comments Off on Zingiberaceae: Characters, Distribution and Types
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Musaceae: Characters, Distribution and Types

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Musaceae 2. Distribution of Musaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities 5. Important Type. Characters of Musaceae Plants large herbs with false stem, or trees, leaves large, compound inflorescence with large often petaloid bracts; Flower zygomorphic, hermaphrodite or unisexual, perianth 3+3, petaloid, often united, stamens 3+2 and staminode, gynoecium tricarpellary, syncarpous, [...]

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Marantaceae: Characters, Distribution and Economic Importance

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Marantaceae 2. Distribution of Marantaceae 3. Economic Importance. Characters of Marantaceae: Leaves 3-sectioned i.e., sheath, petiole, blade with the peculiar pulviniform ligule, unusual androecial condition with its several staminodes and solitary monothecous anther; 1-3 loculed ovary with a single apparently basal ovule in each fertile locule; the seed arillate with [...]

By |2016-08-30T17:16:23+00:00August 30, 2016|Monocotyledons|Comments Off on Marantaceae: Characters, Distribution and Economic Importance
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