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Magnoliaceae: Characters, Distribution and Affinities | Dicotyledons

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Magnoliaceae 2. Distribution of Magnoliaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities. Characters of Magnoliaceae: Trees and shrubs; two ranked stipulate leaves, stipules enclose young buds; flowers hermaphrodite, actinomorphic, large; perianth usually trimerous, whorled or spiral; stamens and carpels numerous; apocarpous, spirally arranged on elongated axis, fruit an etario of follicles or [...]

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Menispermaceae: Characters, Distribution and Affinities

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Menispermaceae 2. Distribution of Menispermaceae 3. Economic Characters 4. Affinities. Characters of Menispermaceae: Mostly woody vines - lianas, dioecious; flowers trimerous, unisexual; double whorls of sepals and petals; curved seed. A. Vegetative Characters: Habit: Mostly twining, woody vines (lianas), rarely erect shrubs or small trees. Root - Tap and branched. [...]

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Nymphaeaceae: Characters, Distribution and Affinities

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Nymphaeaceae 2. Distribution of Nymphaeaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities. Characters of Nymphaeaceae: Aquatic herbs with large and peltate leaves; flowers hermaphrodite, hypogynous to epigynous; perianth segments many, spiral, gradually passing from sepals to petals and petals to stamens, stamens many; carpels many in pits of the torus or confluent [...]

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