In this article we will discuss about the classification of Urticales. According to Engler and Prantl, Urticales consists of three families:- 1. Ulmaceae 2. Moraceae 3. Urticaceae. Family # 1. Ulmaceae: Ulmaceae are trees or shrubs, often with mucilage, evergreen or deciduous. Leaves of Ulmaceae are simple, stipulate, distichous, often with asymmetrical blades; stipules caducuous. Flowers of Ulmaceae is minute, [...]
The below mentioned article provides a short notes on Podostemonales. Family Podostemaceae: Podostemaceae is a submerged aquatic plants growing on rocky substratum under running water; the vegetative body of Podostemaceae is a flat and dorsiventral structure, thallus like in appearance or filamentous, sometimes slender and threadlike. Leaves of Podostemaceae are very small and scaly or moss like, often linear or [...]
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 [...]