Onagracea: Characters, Distribution and Affinities

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Onagracea 2. Distribution of Onagracea 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities. Characters of Onagracea: Plants herb, leaves exstipulate, flower tetramerous, epigynous; flowers having typically the numerical plan of 4 i.e., S4 P4 A4+4 G(4-6); inferior multiovulate ovary terminated by an hypanthium from whose rim emerge sepals, petals and stamens. A. Vegetative [...]