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Orobanchaceae: Characters, Distribution and Affinities

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Orobanchaceae 2. Distribution of Orobanchaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities. Characters of Orobanchaceae: Lack of green colouration; obligate root parasites; stem usually in shades of red-brown-tan- purple, sometimes white; flowers moderately zygomorphic; corolla bilabiate; stamens 4, didynamous, epipetalous; carpels 2, ovary unilocular, parietal placentation. A. Vegetative characters: Habit: Plants annual [...]

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Pedaliaceae: Characters, Distribution and Affinities

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Pedaliaceae 2. Distribution of Pedaliaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities. Characters of Pedaliaceae: Herbs with opposite leaves, and mucilage containing glandular hairs; flowers zygomorphic, hoypogynous; calyx and corolla 5, fused, corolla bilabiate; stemens 4, epipetalous, sometimes 2; carpels 2, syncarpous, 4-loculed or incompletely 4-loculed, axile placentation; fruit a capsule, beaked [...]

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Lamiaceae: Characters, Distribution and Types

In this article we will discuss about the:- 1. Characters of Lamiaceae 2. Distribution of Lamiaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities 5. Important Types. Characters of Lamiaceae: Sweet aromatic smell due to essential oils present in sessile glandular hairs; stem rectangular in cross section, leaves opposite decussate rarely alternate, simple, exstipulate with hairs; inflorescence verticillaster; flowers zygomorphic, hermaphrodite, hypogynous, bracteate; [...]

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