In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Liliaceae 2. Distribution of Liliaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities 5. Important Types. Characters of Liliaceae: Herbs rarely shrubs, stem underground rhizome, corm or bulb; leaves alternate, flowers actinomorphic, trimerous, hypogynous, perianth 6 in two whorls of 3 each, free or fused; stamen 3+3, epiphyllous, antiphyllous; gynoecium tricarpellary, syncarpous, ovary [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Iridaceae 2. Distribution of Iridaceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities. Characters of Iridaceae: Herb, perennial by corm, rhizome; flower homochlamydeous or heterochlamydeous, trimerous, hermaphrodite, actinomorphic or zygomorphic; perianth-gamphyllous, in 2 whorls, - inner smaller, stamens 3+3 (inner whorl absent or suppressed). Free, epiphylous; gynoecium - tricarpellary, syncarpous, inferior, trilocular, axile [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Marantaceae 2. Distribution of Marantaceae 3. Economic Importance. Characters of Marantaceae: Leaves 3-sectioned i.e., sheath, petiole, blade with the peculiar pulviniform ligule, unusual androecial condition with its several staminodes and solitary monothecous anther; 1-3 loculed ovary with a single apparently basal ovule in each fertile locule; the seed arillate with [...]