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Description and Identification of a Flowering Plant

The following points highlight the eleven main schemes used to describe and identify a flowering plant. The schemes are: 1. Habitat 2. Habit 3. Root 4. Stem 5. Leaf 6. Inflorescence 7. Flower 8. Fruit 9. Seed 10. Floral Formula And Floral Diagram 11. Identification.   Scheme # 1. Habitat: The natural abode or locality of the plant i.e. cultivated or [...]

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Merits and Demerits of Thorne’s System

In this article we will discuss about the merits and demerits of Throne’s system. Merits of Thorne's System: 1. The woody Annonales which are now universally accepted as the most primitive living Angiosperms are the starting point of his system and constitute the base of the phylogenetic shrub of Angiosperms. The Berberidaceae and the Nymphaeales, though more advanced than the [...]

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Bentham and Hooker System: Merits and Demerits

In this article we will discuss about the merits and demerits of Bentham and Hooker's system. Merits of Bentham and Hooker's System: 1. The description of families and genera is very accurate. 2. The system is very handy for identification purposes. 3. The system is of great practical convenience. The British and Commonwealth herbaria therefore still adopt this system in [...]

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