Polygonaceae plants are herbaceous or shrubby, rarely climbing plants or trees are met with; stem usually with swollen nodes. Leaves of Polygonaceae is simple, alternate, entire, stipulate; stipules ochreate. Inflorescence is usually a raceme often forming a panicle, rarely the inflorescence is cymose or the flowers are in clusters. Flowers of Polygonaceae is usually bisexual, regular, usually with 2 whorls [...]
In this article we will discuss about the classification of Geraniales. According to Engler, Geraniales consists of fourteen families:- 1. Geraniaceae 2. Oxalidaceae 3. Tropaeolaceae 4. Balsaminaceae 5. Linaceae 6. Zygophyllaceae 7. Rutaceae 8. Simarubaceae 9. Burseraceae 10. Mieliaceae 11. Malpighiaceae 12. Polygalaceae 13. Euphorbiacea 14. Buxaceae. Family # 1. Geraniaceae: Annual herbs or undershrub's, rarely shrubs. Leaves simple, palmately [...]
In this article we will discuss about the classification of Rhamnales. According to Engler, Rhamnales consists of two families:- 1. Rhamnaceae 2. Vitaeae. Family # 1. Rhamnaceae: Rhamnaceae are trees or shrubs, often armed with spines, or climbers, climbing by hooks or tendrils or twining stems, rarely herbs. Leaves are simple, stipulate, alternate or rarely opposite. Inflorescence an axillary cyme [...]