The below mentioned article provides an overview on Families of Angiosperms. Angiosperms = Ovules or seeds enclosed in the ovary. I. Dicotyledons. II. Monocotyledons I. Dicotyledons: Flowers mostly tetra or pentamerous; leaves net veined; cotyledons usually two; stem commonly with vascular bundles arranged in a ring and open. This class is divided into polypetalae, gamopetalae and monochlamydeae. A. Polypetalae: Flowers [...]
In this article we will discuss about the structure of Michelia Champaca (Champa) with the help of a diagram. Habit and Habitat: A tall, graceful, ever-green tree with dark-grey bark; cultivated, flowering mainly during April-June. Root: Tap root; branched. Stem: Aerial, erect, branched, woody, solid. Leaf: Ramal; alternate; stipulate, stipules convolute, petiolate, simple, ovate or oblong-lanceolate, entire with acute apex; [...]
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 [...]