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Ranunculaceae: Characters, Distribution and Types

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Ranunculaceae 2. Distribution of Ranunculaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities 5. Types. Characters of Ranunculaceae: A. Diagonostic Characters: Herbs, leaves exstipulate, incised blades, sheathing bases, flowers hypogynous, spiral or spirocyclic; sepals often decidous, usually petaloid; calyx and corolla free; stamens indefinite, free; carpels polycarpellary, apocarpous; fruit aggregate. B. Vegetative Characters: [...]

By |2016-08-30T17:16:30+00:00August 30, 2016|Dicotyledons|Comments Off on Ranunculaceae: Characters, Distribution and Types
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Biology Notes on Ericaceae | Dicotyledonae

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 [...]

By |2016-07-25T13:42:30+00:00July 25, 2016|Dicotyledonae|Comments Off on Biology Notes on Ericaceae | Dicotyledonae
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Classification of Ebenales: 2 Families| Dicotyledonae

In this article we will discuss about the classification of Ebenales. According to Hutchinson, Ebenales consists of two families:- 1. Sapotaceae 2. Ebenaceae. Family # 1. Sapotaceae: Sapotaceae are trees or shrubs with milky latex; younger parts tomentose. Leaves are simple, alter­nate or opposite, entire, coriaceous, usually exstipulate. Inflorescence an axillary or extra-axillary cyme, often in false umbel or flowers [...]

By |2016-07-25T13:42:29+00:00July 25, 2016|Dicotyledonae|Comments Off on Classification of Ebenales: 2 Families| Dicotyledonae
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