In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Cyperaceae 2. Distribution of Cyperaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities 5. Important Type. Characters of Cyperaceae: Plants usually herbs with 3 angled stem, solid culm; leaves with entire sheathing base not split on one side; flowers in spikelets of cymes, subtended by a single glume, naked or with perianth of [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Iridaceae 2. Distribution of Iridaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities. Characters of Iridaceae: Herb, perennial by corm, rhizome; flower homochlamydeous or heterochlamydeous, trimerous, hermaphrodite, actinomorphic or zygomorphic; perianth-gamphyllous, in 2 whorls, - inner smaller, stamens 3+3 (inner whorl absent or suppressed). Free, epiphylous; gynoecium - tricarpellary, syncarpous, inferior, trilocular, axile [...]
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, [...]