In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Santalaceae 2. Distribution of Santalaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities. Characters of Santalaceae: Plants mostly semi-parasites, flowers tetra or pentamerous; 3-5 carpellate, ovary unilocular, single basal ovule with integument reduced to one or absent and the seed without a seed-coat. A. Vegetative characters: Habit: Plants semiparastic herbs, shrubs or small [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Convolvulaceae 2. Distribution of Convolvulaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities 5. Important Types. Characters of Convolvulaceae: Herbs or shrubs, climbing; leaves alternate, simple, exstipulate, rarely stipulate; inflorescence cymose; flowers actinomorphic, hermaphrodite, hypogynous; calyx 5, polysepalous; colrolla gamopetalous, campanulate; stamens 5, epipetalous, alternipetalous, disc present; ovary bicarpellary, syncarpous, superior, axile placentation, [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Zingiberaceae2. Distribution of Zingiberaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities 5. Important Type. Characters of Zingiberaceae: Presence of aromatic oils, ligule, marked differentiation of perianth into calyx and corolla, single stamen and large usually petaloid staminodium. A. Vegetative characters: Habit: Perennial, aromatic herb. Root: Adventitious, rarely fibrous. Stem: Rhizome-tuberous or horizontal, [...]