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Classification of Piperales: 3 Families | Dicotyledonae

In this article we will discuss about the classification of Piperales. According to Engler, Piperales consists of three families:- 1. Piperaceae 2. Chloranthaceae 3. Saururaceae. Family # 1. Piperaceae: Piperaceae are herbs or shrubs, rarely trees, sometimes climbing with adventitious roots, usually aromatic. Leaves of Piperaceae are simple, alternate, entire, usually stipulate; stipules adnate to the petiole; leaf-blade often oblique. [...]

By |2016-07-25T07:57:55+00:00July 25, 2016|Dicotyledonae|Comments Off on Classification of Piperales: 3 Families | Dicotyledonae
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Taxonomy: Aims and Principles | Botany

A taxon is a biological group of any rank. Taxonomy is, therefore, the study of group­ing or classification. It provides evidences by use of which a system of classification is worked out. Systematics is a wider term comprising identification of an individual organism, assigning a proper rank to the same and giving it a name. However, taxonomy and systematics are [...]

By |2016-07-25T07:46:48+00:00July 25, 2016|Angiosperms|Comments Off on Taxonomy: Aims and Principles | Botany
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Botanic Gardens in India

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 [...]

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