In this article we will discuss about the classification of Rosales. According to Engler, Rosales consists of seven families:- 1. Crassulaceae 2. Cephalotaceae 3. Saxifragaceae 4. Hamamelidaceae 5. Platanaceae 6. Rosaceae 7. Leguminosae. Family # 1. Crassulaceae: Succulent perennial herbs or shrubs. Leaves simple or compound, opposite, alternate or whorled, exstipulate, more or less thick and fleshy. Inflorescence a dichasial [...]
In this article we will discuss about the classification of Centrospermae. According to Engler, Centrospermae consists of eight families:- 1. Chenopodiaceae 2. Amaranthaceae 3. Nyctaginaceae 4. Phytolaccaceae 5. Aizoaceae 6. Portulaccaceae 7. Basellaceae 8. Caryophyllaceae. Family # 1. Chenopodiaceae: Chenopodiaceae are annual or perennial herbs or shrubs, very rarely trees, often with swollen nodes, glabrous or "mealy" (covered with small [...]
In this article we will discuss about the classification of Rhoeadales. According to Engler, Rhoeadales consists of four families:- 1. Papaveraceae 2. Capparidaceae 3. Cruciferae 4. Moringaceae. Family # 1. Papaveraceae: Papaveraceae are predominantly herbs with milky or coloured latex. Leaves are alternate, simple, entire or lobed, often much dissected, exstipulate; rarely crowded at base. Flowers solitary or in racemes [...]