In this article we will discuss about the classification of Asteridae:- 1. Boraginaceae 2. Scrophulariaceae 3. Bignoniaceae. Family # 1. Boraginaceae: Salient Features of Boraginaceae: Boraginaceae is the Borage or 'Forget me not' family, includes a variety of shrubs, trees and herbs. It includes 146 genera and 2000 species. The numbers are distributed all over the world. Most though not [...]
In this article we will discuss about the classification of Commelinidae:- 1. Commelinaceae 2. Zingiberaceae. Family # 1. Commelinaceae: Salient Features of Commelinaceae: Commelinaceae or the spiderwort family, is the largest family of the order, containing 652 species in 50 genera. They are tropical and subtropical in distribution. In India 11 genera and 75 species are found. Commelina has 200 [...]
In this article we will discuss about the artificial and natural classification of animals. Artificial Classification of Animals: When a classification is constructed on the basis of a few external characters, even a single arbitrarily chosen character and without their relationships, called artificial type of classification. The early taxonomists followed artificial type of classification up to 18th century, e.g., Aristotle [...]