In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Apocynaceae 2. Distribution of Apocynaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities 5. Important Types. Characters of Apocynaceae: Herbs, shrubs and trees, often twining, usually with white latex; leaves are alternate, simple, exstipulate, usually opposite or whorled, entire margin with latex; flowers' hermaphrodite, actinomorphic, hypogynous; calyx free or united; corolla gamopetalous, 5 [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Gentianaceae 2. Distribution of Gentianaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities 5. Important Types. Characters of Gentianaceae: Plants herbs or sub-shrubs, branching dichotomous, leaves opposite, decussate, exstipulate; monochasial or dichasial cyme; flower actinomorphic hermaphrodite, hypogynous; calyx and corolla 4-5, fused, stamens 4-5, epipetalous; bicarpellary, syncarpous, superior, unilocular, parietal placentation, style simple; [...]
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; [...]