In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Menispermaceae 2. Distribution of Menispermaceae 3. Economic Characters 4. Affinities. Characters of Menispermaceae: Mostly woody vines - lianas, dioecious; flowers trimerous, unisexual; double whorls of sepals and petals; curved seed. A. Vegetative Characters: Habit: Mostly twining, woody vines (lianas), rarely erect shrubs or small trees. Root - Tap and branched. [...]
Ericaceae are mostly shrubs, rarely trees or undershrub's or trailing or scrambling vines. Leaves are simple, alternate or opposite or whorled, leathery, exstipulate. Inflorescence axillary or terminal clusters or raceme or panicle or flowers solitary and axillary. Flowers are hermaphrodite, usually actinomorphic, hypogynous or rarely epigynous. Calyx 4-7- lobed, persistent; lobes imbricate; sometimes sepals free. Corolla 4-7-lobed, funnel shaped, campanulate [...]
In this article we will discuss about the classification of Primulales. According to Hutchinson, Primulales consists of two families:- 1. Mysinaceae 2. Primulaceae. Family # 1. Myrsinaceae: Myrsinaceae are evergreen trees or shrubs. Leaves are simple, alternate, entire, exstipulate; usually leathery. Inflorescence usually axillary, racemose or cymose or corymbose, rarely paniculate. Flowers are regular, bisexual, rarely unisexual hypogynous, bracteate. Sepals [...]