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Comparison between Rutaceae and Meliaceae

Learn about the comparison between Rutaceae and Meliaceae. Comparison # Rutaceae: 1. Habit-Shrubs, trees rarely herbs. 2. Leaves-Simple or pinnately compound, gland dotted. 3. Inflorescence-Cymose or variable. 4. Calayx-Sepals 3-5, gamosepalous. 5. Corolla-Petals 3-5, polypetalous, rarely absent. 6. Androecium-Stamens 3-10-α, free, attached to disc. 7. Gynoecium-Carpels 2-4-5, syncarpous, ovary superior, axile placentation. 8. Fruit-Capsule or hespiridium. 9. Floral formula Comparison [...]

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Comparison between Poaceae and Cyperaceae

Learn about the comparison between Poaceae and Cyperaceae. Comparison # Poaceae (Gramineae): 1. Stem-Cylindrical, hollow, (except Maize and Sugarcane), with nodes. 2. Leaves-Simple, alternate, ligulate, Sheath split open. 3. Flower-Flowers subtended by two glumes. 4. Scales-Glumes, lemma, palaea. 5. Perianth-Represented by 2-3 lodicules. 6. Stamens-Normally 3, rarely 3+3, versatile. 7. Pistil-Monocarpellary, one loculed, one ovuled. 8. Fruit-Caryopsis. 9. Floral formula- [...]

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Comparison between Arecaceae and Liliaceae

Learn about the comparison between Arecaceae and Liliaceae. Comparison # Arecaceae (Palmaceae): 1. Habit-Tall trees, shrubby or prickly scramblers (Calamus). 2. Leaves-Large, usually pinnately or-palmately compound, rarely simple, deeply cleft and pelicate, leaf-base sheathing, exstipulate. 3. Inflorescence-Usually fleshy spadix, simple or in spikate or paniculate clusters. 4. Flower-Sessile, regular, usually unisexual, sometimes bisexual (Livistona), hypogynous, trimerous. 5. Perianth-6, in two [...]

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