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Comparison among Asteraceae, Apiaceae and Rubiaceae

Learn about the comparison among Asteraceae, Apiaceae and Rubiaceae. Comparison # Asteraceae (Compositeae): 1. Habit-Usually herbs with milky juice. 2. Leaves-Simple, alternate, exstipulate. 3. Inflorescence-Capitulum. 4. Flower-Unisexual, or bisexual, actinomorphic, or zygomorphic epigynous. 5. Calyx-Represented by pappus. 6. Corolla-Petals 5, gamopetalous, valvate. 7. Androecium-Stamens 5, syngenesious, epipetalous, anthers introrse. 8. Gynoecium-Bicarpellary, syncarpous with basal placentation, Ovary inferior. 9. Fruit-Cypsela. 10. [...]

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Fumariaceae: Characters, Distribution and Types

In this article we will discuss about Fumariaceae:- 1. Characters of Fumariaceae 2. Distribution of Fumariaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities 5. Important Types. Characters of Fumariaceae: Plants with oil-containing sacs; leaves pinnate, much divided; flower zygomorphic, dissimilarity between two whorls of petals, by the saccate or spur-like development, two tripartite stamens, closed flowers with coherent to partially connate petals. [...]

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Capparidaceae: Characters, Distribution and Types

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Capparidaceae 2. Distributions of Capparidaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities 5. Important Types. Characters of Capparidaceae: Stipules spiny, flowers actinomorphic rarely zygomorphic, hermaphrodite, hypogynous, gynophore present; calyx polysepalous, corolla polypetalous; stamens 4 to numerous; carpels two, ovary superior, parietal placentation. A. Vegetative characters: Habit: There is a great variation in [...]

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