The upcoming discussion will update you about the difference between Taxales and Coniferales. Difference # Taxales: 1. Resin canals are absent in wood or leaves in taxales. 2. Ovule develops solitary in it. 3. In taxales, ovules are enclosed by a specialised outgrowth called aril. 4. Ovule is borne terminally on the floral axis in taxales. 5. Taxales lack cone-like [...]
In this article we will discuss about Taxales. After reading this article you will learn about: 1. Taxonomic Position of Taxales 2. General Characters of Taxales 3. Types. Taxonomic Position of Taxales: Family Taxaceae, along with 5 of its living genera and 200 species, was usually treated as belonging to Coniferales until the beginning of the twentieth century. Besides the [...]
The upcoming discussion will update you about the difference between Taxaceae and Cephalotaxaceae. Difference # Taxaceae: 1. Leaves spirally arranged in taxaceae. 2. In taxaceae, ovules develop singly and terminally on short fertile shoots. 3. Aril present in it. 4. Variable number of bundles supply ovule in Taxaceae. 5. Pollen grains are shed at the one-celled stage in Taxaceae. 6. [...]