FLOWER

Flower is defined as a highly modified shoot meant for sexual

reproduction in plants

PEDICEL

THALAMUS

FLORAL WHORLS
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Stalk of the flower

Flowers with pedicel are called pedicellate
Flowers without pedicel are called sessile

THALAMUS
Also called as Receptacle or Torus
Terminal end of pedicel is swollen or expanded to form the floral axis
4 nodes and 3 internodes
From each node a whorl of modified leaves is produced
 FLORAL WHORLS

NON-ESSENTIAL ESSENTIAL

CALYX COROLLA ANDROECIUM GYNOECIUM

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A flower normally arises In the axil of a small leaf-like structure called as the bract
Flowers with bracts are called as bracteate and those without bracts are called as
ebracteate
A flower is said to be complete when all the four floral whorls are present

A flower is said to be incomplete when any one or more of the four floral
whorls are absent
A flower is said to be Bisexual / Hermaphrodite when both the essential
floral whorls viz.the Androecium and Gynoecium are present
A flower is said to be Unisexual when any one of the essential
floral whorls viz.the Androecium or Gynoecium is absent
A Unisexual may be male / staminate when only androecium is present
OR
A Unisexual may be female / pistillate when only gynoecium is present
A flower is said to be Neuter when both the essential floral whorls are absent
 Flowers w.r.t symmetry

A flower is said to be regular or Actinomorphic when it can be divided into 2 equal

halves along any of the radii, passing through the centre

A flower is said to be Zygomorphic when it can be divided into 2 equal

halves only along 1 radius, passing through the centre

A flower is said to be Aymmetrical when it cannot be divided into 2 equal

halves from any palne.
 Flowers w.r.t no. of floral leaves in each whorl

1. ISOMEROUS FLOWER : Flowers which have the same no. of floral leaves in
each of its whorl are called as Isomerous flowers

a) Dimerous : Floral leaves are 2 or in multiples of it

b) Trimerous : Floral leaves are 3 or in multiples of it e.g monocots
c) Tetramerous : Floral leaves are 4 or in multiples of it
d) Pentamerous : Floral leaves are 5 or in multiples of it e.g dicots

2. HETEROMEROUS FLOWER : Flowers which have the diff no. of floral

leaves in each of its whorl are called as
Heteromerous flowers
 Insertion of floral leaves

HYPOGYNOUS PERIGYNOUS EPIGYNOUS

- Conical Thalamus - Thalamus cup / saucer shaped -Thalamus grows upwards
enclosing the ovary completely
- Ovary has superior position - Ovary has half superior position
half inferior -Ovary has inferior position
-The rest of the floral whorls -The rest of the floral whorls are
are inserted below gynoecium inserted around the gynoecium -The rest of the floral whorls
are inserted above gynoecium
e.g. Brinjal, Mustard, China rose e.g. Rose , pea, bean .
- e.g. sunflower, Guava
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-Outermost whorl of the flower
-Individual members of the whorl are GREEN and are called as SEPALS

Free – POLYSEPALOUS e.g Brassica

SEPALS
Fused – GAMOSEPALOUS e.g China rose

Caducous : Sepals fall off as soon as the flower opens e.g Argemone
SEPALS Decidous : Sepals survive till the withering of petals e.g mustard

Persistent : Sepals remain even after fruit formation e.g brinjal

FUNCTIONS :
1. Protection of flower in the bud condition
2. Photosynthesis
3. Petaloid sepals attract insects for pollination
4. Hairy calyx (Pappus) help in dispersal of fruits
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-Second whorl of the flower , larger in size and inner to calyx
-Individual members of the whorl are called as PETALS , which are coloured and
scented

Free – POLYPETALOUS e.g Rose

PETALS
Fused – GAMOPETALOUS e.g Datura
FUNCTIONS :
1. Attraction : The bright colour attracts birds and insects for pollination.
2. A tubular gamopetalous corolla can store nectar for attraction
3. Protection of inner essential whorls.
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-When Calyx and Corolla are similar
-Individual members of the whorl are called as TEPALS

Free – POLYPHYLLOUS
TEPALS
Fused – GAMOPHYLLOUS

Green– SEPALOID
TEPALS
Coloured– PETALOID
FUNCTIONS :
1. Both as Calyx and Corolla. Protects the essential whorls in bud condition
2. A SEPALOID perianth performs Photosynthesis
3. A PETALOID perianth attracts insects for pollination
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Mode of arrangement of Sepals and Petals in a flower w.r.t. the members of the same whorl.

VALVATE
Margins of Sepals or Petals remain in close contact
or lie close to each other but do not overlap e.g Datura
 TWISTED
One margin is inwards and overlapped
Other margin is outwards and overlaps the margin of
adjacent one. e.g. China rose
 IMBRICATE
One Sepal/Petal is overlapped at both margins
One Sepal/Petal overlaps at both margins.
Rest of the Sepal/Petals are like Twisted Variety
e.g. Bauhinia
 VEXILLARY
Corolla is butterfly shaped and has 5 petals
Outermost --- largest ---- Standard/Vexillium
Two Lateral --- Wings
Two smaller --- nearly fused – boat shaped--- keel/karina
e.g. Pea
VALVATE TWISTED IMBRICATE VEXILLARY
 ANDROECIUM
Male Reproductive Whorl made up of STAMENS also called as a MICROSPOROPHYLL

FREE – POLYANDROUS
STAMENS
FUSED – COHESION

STAMEN

FILAMENT ANTHER
-Stalk of stamen with anther at its Upper Swollen fertile part of
tip stamen
-If Filaments fuse and Anthers are 1 lobe- monothecous (china rose)
free 2 lobes – dithecous
it is called as ADELPHY Each lobe having 2
monadelphous – Hibiscus chambers/locules
diadelphous – Pea Called pollen sacs/ microsporangia
polyadelphous – Citrus
in which pollen grains or
If anthers are fused and filaments
microspores are produced
remain free the the condition is
called as SYNGENY (sunflower)
MONO ADELPHOUS DIADELPHOUS POLYADELPHOUS
 GYNOECIUM
(PISTIL)
Female Reproductive Whorl made up of CARPELS also called as a MEGA SPOROPHYLL

Monocarpellary – pea FUSED – SYNCARPOUS

Bicarpellary – Datura CARPELS
Tricarpellary – cucurbita FREE – APOCARPOUS
Pentacarpellary - Hibiscus
 STIGMA : Terminal part of Carpel, rough and sticky
Site of pollination
Receives pollen grain for pollination
CARPEL STYLE : Narrow elongated thread like structure
connecting Stigma with the Ovary

OVARY : Basal Swollen part having chamber called

as LOCULE

unilocular(pea) , bilocular (Mustard) /

trilocular ( Asparagus), tetralocular (Ocimum)
pentalocular (china rose)

Each locule contains OVULES on a fertile tissue

Called as PLACENTA
P LA CE NTA TI ON
MARGINAL : Ovules are borne at the fused margins of
unilocular ovary e.g. pea

AXILE : Ovules are produced on a central axis of multilocular

ovary e.g. China rose

PARIETAL : Ovules are borne on the inner wall of unilocular

ovary of multicarpellary syncarpous gynoecium
e.g. Cucumber

FREE CENTRAL : Ovules are borne on central axis and septa

are absent e.g. Primrose

BASAL : Single Ovule is borne at the base of unilocular ovary

e.g Sunflower
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- A natural group (cluster) of flowers produced on a special reproductive axis

(peduncle) of a plant is called an inflorescence.
- When produced singly, it is called a solitary flower, and when produced in a group,
that group is called an inflorescence.
- flowers are arranged in a definite pattern on a special reproductive branch (axis).
This branch is called peduncle

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE INFLORESCENCE:

- It makes flowers more conspicuous and attractive; therefore it is more effective in
attracting pollinating agents such as insects or birds.
- Moreover, many flowers can be pollinated in a single visit of an agent.
- In an inflorescence, flowers open (mature) successively and not simultaneously.
- This improves chances of pollination as flowering has a longer period.
- Different genera of same family often produce flowers in a particular pattern specific
to that family; therefore it is one of the criteria for identification and classification of
flowering plants

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RACEMOSE INFLORESCENCE:
1. also known as indefinite inflorescence because its
peduncle (axis) shows continued growth for an
indefinite period. This is possible because the
peduncle has an active terminal bud.
2. The inflorescence axis never terminates in a flower,
i.e. the apical bud of the peduncle is never converted
into a terminal flower.
3. Flowers are arranged in acropetal succession on the
peduncle i.e., older flowers in the inflorescence are
lower down on the axis, while the younger ones are
nearer the apex.
4. The order of opening of flowers in a racemose
inflorescence is always centripetal, i.e. flowers
which are peripheral (or lower) in the inflorescence
are older and mature (open) earlier, while the
flowers, which are in the centre (or nearer to the
apex of inflorescence axis) are younger and mature
later.
5. e.g. Gulmohur, Caesalpinia, etc.

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Racemose inflorescence is of following types

(a) Raceme : peduncle has bisexual and pedicellate flowers arranged acropetally, e. g.,
Larkspur, radish.

(c) Spike. Peduncle has bisexual and sessile flowers, e. g., Achyranthes, Adhathoda.

(d)Spikelet. It is a small, special spike. Flowers are produced in the axil of fertile bracts
called lemma,
e. g., wheat, grasses (Poaceae).

(e) Catkin. It is pendulous spike in leaf axis which bears unisexual flowers, e. g., Morus,
Birch, Oak, Acalypha,

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(f)Spadix. It is spike with fleshy axis and having both male and female flowers. It is
surrounded by large coloured bracts called spathe, e. g., Musa, Palm, Colocasia,
Alocasia (characteristically found in monocots).

(g)Corymb. The main axis is short. Lower flowers have long pedicels than upper ones
so that all the flowers are brought more or less to the same level, e. g., Iberis, Capsella.
Compound corymb, e. g., Cauliflower. Corymbose raceme is found in mustard.

(h)Umbel. The main axis is reduced very much and all flowers appear to be arising
from the same point
At the base of flowers, cluster of bracts form an involucre, e. g., Hydrocotyl.
Compound umbel e. g., Coriander.

(i) Capitulum or head. Main axis becomes flat and called receptacle. It bears many
sessile and small florets. Peripheral florets called ray florets are pistillate or neuter and
zygomorphic, whereas disc floret are bisexual and actinomorphic e. g., Sunflower,
Zinnia, Cosmos (Asteraceae).

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CYMOSE INFLORESCENCE:

1. The cymose inflorescence is also called the definite

inflorescence as its peduncle has a limited growth.
This is because the apical bud of the peduncle is
converted into a flower.
2. Below this apical bud, one or more lateral
branches may develop on the main peduncle. These
branches terminate into flower.
3. The flowers are thus arranged in basipetal
succession on the peduncle, i.e. the first formed and
the oldest flower is terminal in position, while the
flowers produced later (younger flowers) are lower
down in position on the peduncle.
4. The order of opening of the flowers is centrifugal.
The central (terminal) flower is the oldest and opens
first, while the peripheral flowers are younger &
open later
5. ,e.g. Jasmine, Clerodendron, etc.

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(a) Verticillaster e. g., Ocimum , (Tulsi) Salvia (Lamiaceae).

(b) Cyathium: Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima),
(c) Hypanthodium:. Ficus (Banyan, Fig, Gular)

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- A fruit is defined as the metamorphosed or a ripened ovary without or with one or

more seeds.
- after successful fertilization an ovary develops to form a fruit.
- fruits developed without fertilization are called parthenocarpic fruits .

1. When a fruit is developed exclusively from the ovary of a flower, it is called a true
fruit, e.g. mango.

2. Sometimes, other floral parts, like thalamus, or receptacle may develop as a part of
the fruit, such fruits are called false fruits or pseudocarps.

3. For example in apple and pear the thalamus grows around the ovary and becomes
fleshy to form the main edible part of the fruit.

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A fruit mainly consist of two parts - pericarp or fruit wall and seed(s).

PERICARP- It is the wall of a fruit, which is developed from ovary wall. In some plants the
pericarp is differentiated into three parts, epi, meso and endocarp.

-EPICARP - It is the outer part of the fruit wall, which forms the skin or protective
covering of the fruit.

- MESOCARP - It is the middle part of the fruit wall, which forms the major pulpy or juicy
part of a fruit as in Mango.

- ENDOCARP - It is the inner part of the fruit wall, which may be thin and membranous
as in orange or hard and stony as in mango, plum and coconut.

In some plants, pericarp is single, not differentiated into such parts, e.g. Pea, Beans, etc.

SEEDS- The fruit wall may enclose one or more seeds which develop from fertilized
ovules.

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CLASSIFICATION OF FRUITS:

1) SIMPLE FRUITS :
- When the ovary of a single flower with or
without other accessory floral parts develops into
a single fruit, the fruit is said to be a simple fruit.
- Ovary may be monocarpellary or polycarpellary
and syncarpous.
- It may be further divided into dry (e.g. cotton,
pea, lady's finger etc.) and fleshy fruits (e.g.
tomato, guava, mango etc.).
- In dry fruits, pericarp becomes dry and thin at
maturity. The dry fruits are further classified into
dehiscent and indehiscent fruits on the basis of
presence or absence of natural dehiscence or
breaking of their pericarp at maturity.
- Legume and capsule are dry and dehiscent
fruits.

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CLASSIFICATION OF FRUITS:

1) SIMPLE FRUITS :
- In fleshy fruits, the pericarp is thick and fleshy
and may or may not be differentiated into : all
the three parts i.e. outer epicarp, middle
mesocarp and inner endocarp or only epicarp
(skin of the fruit) and fleshy mesocarp.
- Fleshy fruits are mostly indehiscent.
- Drupe (one seeded) and Berry (many seeded)
are fleshy fruits.

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CLASSIFICATION OF FRUITS:

AGGREGATE FRUITS OR ETAERIOS:

- A fruit which develops from a polycarpellary

apocarpous gynoecium of a single flower is
called, an aggregate fruit or etaerio.
- In such a case, the carpels are free and ovary of
each carpel develops into a small, simple fruitlet.
- A collection or a group of simple fruitlets makes
an aggregate fruit.
- An aggregate fruit is further classified into sub-
types on the basis of characters of fruitlets.
- In custard apple (Anona squamosa) the apices of
all fruitlets become thick, hard and fuse along
their margins to form a common covering around
the fruit.

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CLASSIFICATION OF FRUITS:

COMPOSITE OR MULTIPLE FRUITS:

- A composite or multiple fruit develops from

the entire inflorescence.
- In such fruits, along with the ovaries and
other floral parts, the peduncle also takes
part in the formation of the fruit.

- On the basis of the type of inflorescence,

composite fruits are classified into two
main types-
- Sorosis (pineapple, mulberry, jackfruit)
- Syconus (fig)

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Fruits

Simple Aggregate Composite

1. Etario of achenes 1. Sorosis

Fleshy Dry 2. Etario of drupes 2. Syconus
3. Etario of follicles
1. Drupe 4. Etario of berries
2. Berry Dehiscent Indehiscent Schizocarpic
3. Pepo
4. Hesperidium 1. Legume 1. Caryopsis 1. Lomentum
5. Pome 2. Follicle 2. Achene 2. Creomocarp
6. Balausta 3. Siliqua 3. Cypsela 3. Regma
7. Amphisaca 4. Silicula 4. Nut 4. Samara
5. Capsule 5. Carcerulus

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DRY INDEHISCENT FRUITS

CARYOPSIS : Develops from monocarpellary, unilocular ovary. Fruit wall or pericarp is

completely fused with seed coat.
e. g., wheat, maize rice (Graminae).

ACHENE: It develops from monocapellary, unilocular ovary. Fruit wall (pericarp) is not
completely attached with seed coat (as that of caryopsis),
e. g., Mirabilis.

CYPSELA : Develops from bicarpellary, unilocular and inferior ovary. Calyx is hair like and
called pappus which helps in dispersal of fruits (seeds),
e. g., Sunflower, Sonchus, Zinnia, Taraxacum. It is characteristic fruit of family
Compositae (Asteraceae).

NUT: Develops from polycarpellary superior ovary. pericap is hard (stony) and
sometimes woody,
e. g., Anacardium (cashew nut), Litchi (marking nut), Triapa (water chestnut) and
Quercus (oak)

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DRY DEHISCENT

LEGUME OR POD: Dry, one chambered fruit developing from a superior and
monocarpellary ovary. Mature fruit dehisces by both sutures or margins,
e. g., Gram, lentil, pea.

SILIQUA: Develops from bicarpellary, unilocular ovary with parietal placentation,

dehiscence of fruits occur by both the halves from base to apex,
e. g., Mustard, radish.
This is characteristic fruit of family Crucferae or Brassicaceae.

SILICULA : A short, broad, flat siliqua with few seeds is known as silicula.
e. g., lberis, Capsella

CAPSULE : Develops from multicarpellary, syncarpous ovary. Dehiscence occurs by

many ways.
(a) By Pores : Porocidal, e. g., Opium (Poppy), Argemone.
(b) By locules or valves : Loculicidal, e. g., Cotton.
(c) By Septa : Septicidal, e. g., Linseed.
(d) Septa breakdown into fragments : Septifragal, e. g., Datura.

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FLESHY OR SUCCULENT FRUITS

DRUPE : Mostly one seeded fruits with pericarp differentiated into epicarp, mesocarp
and hard and stony endocarp,
e. g., Mangifera indica (Mango-epicarp forms skin, mesocarp-fleshy, juicy and edible
endocarp is hard and stony),
Cocos nucifera (Coconut-Mesocarp is fibrous which is used in making coir so called as
fibrous drupe),
Juglans regia (walnut, Edible part are the cotyledons).

BERRY : one to many seeded fruits. Epicarp forms the outer skin. Middle thick and
fleshy part is called mesocarp with a membrane like endocarp.
e. g., Tomato, guava, papaya, grapes, banana, brinjal, chillies. Betel nut is a one seeded
berry.

PEPO (hard walled berry) : Develops from tricarpellary, syncarpous, unilocular and
inferior ovary. Epicarp forms skin of fruit. Mesocarp and endocarp are fleshy and edible.
Sometimes, fruits are bitter in taste due to tetracyclic triterpenes
e. g., Cucumber, gourd, watermelon.

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POME: Develops from syncarpous inferior ovary which is surrounded by fleshy
thalamus. So, true fruit lies inside the swollen fleshy and edible thalamus. It is false
fruit or pseudocarp.
e. g., Apple, pear. Edible part is fleshy thalamus

HESPERIDIUM : Develops from multicarpellary, multilocular, syncarpous, superior ovary

with axile placentation. The epicarp and mesocarp fused together to form skin or rind
of the fruit. Endocarp projects inwards forming a number of distinct chambers. The
juicy unicellular hairs are present on the inner side of the endocarp.
e. g., Orange and all citrus fruits.

BALAUSTA : Develops from multilocular, syncarpous, inferior ovary. Epicarp is tough and
leathery. Endocarp is membranous. Seeds are irregularly distributed inside the fruit.
Juicy testa of the seeds is edible. The fruit has persistent calyx
e. g., pomegranate.

AMPHISARCA : Develops from multicarpellary, syncarpous, multilocular and superior

ovary. The epicarp is hard and woody, mesocarp, endocarp and swollen placenta are
fleshy and edible e. g., Aegle marmelos (wood apple or bael), Feronia limonia (Kaith or
elephant apple).

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Aggregate Fruits
Aggregate fruits are formed from polycarpellary, apocarpous ovary. Each carpel
develops into a fruitlet and all fruitlets together form an aggregate fruit. An aggregate
of simple fruits borne by apocarpous ovary of a single flower is otherwise known as
'etaerio'.
(I) An etaerio of achenes e. g., Strawberry
(ii) An etaerio of berries e. g., Artobotrys
(iii) An etaerio of follicles e. g., Delphinium, Michelia
(iv) An etaerio of drupes e. g., Raspberry.

Multiple or Composite Fruits

The multiple fruit develops from the entire inflorescence. These fruits are of two types

(i)Sorosis : These fruits develop from spike, spadix or catkin inflorescence. The flowers
fuse together by their sepals or perianth and the whole inflorescence forms a compact
mass e. g., Jackfruit, mulberry, pineapple.

(ii) Syconus : This fruit develops from hypanthodium inflorescence

e. g., Ficus sp. (Fig, gular, banyan, peepal).
The fruitlets are achenial in nature.

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A seed is defined as "a fertilized and metamorphosed ovule containing an

embryo enclosed in. resistant protective coats.“

Seed is also described as the initial, dormant stage of the diploid sporophytic
generation in the life cycle of Spermatophytes or Phanerogams

STRUCTURE OF A DICOTYLEDONOUS SEED

- Covering : outer thick and resistant layer is called testa

inner thin and membranous layer called tegmen.
- A seed is attached to the inner wall of fruit by a small stalk called funicle, at a
point called hilum
- A small pore is present close to the hilum in the testa, called the micropyle.
- A ridge may be seen in continuation with the hilum on testa, which is called raphe.
- Enclosed within the seed coat, there is an embryo consisting of embryo - axis
(tigellum) and two cotyledons
- The contents enclosed within the seed coat are together called kernel.
- The embryo axis consists of two ends - the radicle and the plumule.

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STRUCTURE OF A DICOTYLEDONOUS SEED

- The cotyledons are attached to the embryo axis at the region, which represents
first node of embryo.
- The part of embryo axis between radicle and first node is called hypocotyl while
the part between plumule and cotyledons is called epicotyl.

Most of the dicotyledonous seeds are called exalbuminous or non-endospermic

because they lack the endosperm at maturity. In such cases, entire endosperm is
consumed during its development.
A few dicotyledonous seeds like castor, possess endosperm and are called
albuminous or endospermic seeds.
In albuminous seeds, cotyledons are thin and papery while in ex-albuminous seeds,
the cotyledons are thick and fleshy as they store necessary reserve food material.

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STRUCTURE OF A MONOCOTYLEDONOUS SEED

- A maize grain represents a single-seeded fruit in

which the seed coat and the fruit wall are
inseparable.
- On one side of the grain a small, opaque,
whitish, area is seen. Embryo lies embedded in
this area. A thin layer lying around the grain is
formed by fusion of seed-coat and the fruit wall
which is called hull.
- The grain is divided into two unequal portions
by a definite layer known as the epithelium.
- The bigger portion is the endosperm, and the
smaller portion, the embryo.
- The endosperm is food storage tissue.

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STRUCTURE OF A MONOCOTYLEDONOUS SEED

- The embryo consists of a single shield-shaped

cotyledon (known as the scutellum) and the
axis.
- The upper portion of the axis is the plumule and
the lower portion is the radicle. The plumule is
surrounded by a protective sheath called
coleoptile and the radicle is surrounded by
another sheath called coleorhiza.

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- Various morphological features are used to describe a flowering plant.

- The description has to be brief, in a simple and scientific language and presented in a
proper sequence.
- The plant is described beginning with its habit, vegetative characters - roots, stem
and leaves and then floral characters inflorescence and flower parts.

- After describing various parts of plant, a floral diagram and a floral formula are
presented.
- The floral formula is represented by some symbols.
- A floral diagram provides information about the number of parts of a flower, their
arrangement and the relation they have with one another

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FAMILY : FABACEAE

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FAMILY : FABACEAE

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FAMILY : FABACEAE
Vegetative Characters :
Trees, shrubs, herbs; root with root nodules
Stem : erect or climber
Leaves : alternate, pinnately compound or simple; leaf base, pulvinate; stipulate;
reticulate venation

Floral characters :
Inflorescence: racemose %♂ K(5)C1+2+(2), A(9)+1 G1
Flower : bisexual, zygomorphic +
Calyx : sepals five, gamosepalous; imbricate aestivation
Corolla : petals five, polypetalous, papilionaceous, consisting of a
posterior standard, two lateral wings, two anterior ones forming
a keel (enclosing stamens and pistil), vexillary aestivation
Androecium : ten, diadelphous, anther dithecous
Gynoecium : ovary superior, mono carpellary, unilocular with many
ovules, style single
Fruit : legume; seed: one to many, non-endospermic

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FAMILY : FABACEAE
Economic importance :
Many plants belonging to the family are
- sources of pulses (gram, arhar, sem, moong, soyabean)
- edible oil (soyabean, groundnut);
- dye (Indigofera);
- fibres (sunhemp);
- fodder (Sesbania, Trifolium)
- ornamentals (lupin, sweet pea)
- medicine [muliathi).

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FAMILY : SOLANACEAE

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FAMILY : SOLANACEAE
Vegetative Characters :
Plants mostly herbs, shrubs and rarely small trees
Stem : herbaceous rarely woody, aerial; erect, cylindrical, branched, solid
or hollow, hairy or glabrous, underground stem in potato (Solanum tuberosum)
Leaves: alternate, simple, rarely pinnately compound, exstipulate;
venation reticulate

Floral Characters :
Inflorescence : Solitary, axillary or cymose as in Solarium ♂+ K(5)C(5) A5 G(2)
Flower : bisexual, actinomorphic
Calyx : sepals five, united, persistent, valvate aestivation.
Corolla : petals five, united; valvate aestivation
Androecium : stamens five, epipetalous
Gynoecium : bicarpellary, syncarpous; ovary superior, bilocular, placenta
swollen with many ovules
Fruits : berry or capsule
Seeds : many, endospermous

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FAMILY : SOLANACEAE
Economic importance :
Many plants belonging to this family are
- source of food (tomato, brinjal, potato),
- spice (chilli);
- medicine (belladonna, ashwagandha)
- fumigatory (tobacco);
- ornamentals (petunia)

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FAMILY : LILIACEAE

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FAMILY : LILIACEAE
Vegetative Characters :
Perennial herbs with
Stem : underground bulbs/corms/ rhizomes
Leaves: mostly basal, alternate, linear, exstipulate with parallel venation

Floral Characters :
Inflorescence : solitary /cymose; often umbellate clusters Br ♂ P(3+3)A(3+3) G(3)
Flower : bisexual, actinomorphic +
Perianth : tepal six (3+3), often united into tube; valvate aestivation
Androecium : stamen six, (3+3)
Gynoecium : tricarpellary, syncarpous, ovary superior, trilocular with many ovules;
axile placentation
Fruits : capsule rarely berry
Seeds : endospermous

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FAMILY : LILIACEAE
Economic importance :
Many plants belonging to this family are
- good ornamentals (tulip, Gloriosa),
- source of medicine (Aloe),
- vegetables [Asparagus], and
- colchicine [Colchicum autumnale].(medicine that treats Gout)

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