=Solanaceæ=
ii) Corolla lobes imbricate, without appendages.
=Scrophulariaceæ=
dd) Flowers zygomorphic:
e) Aquatic herbs with bladder-like leaves; stamens 2; anthers
1-celled; sepals 2; ovules on a free basal placenta.
=Lentibulariaceæ=
ee) Characters not as above:
f) Ovary not deeply lobed; style not gynobasic:
g) Ovules numerous in the whole ovary or in each cell of the
ovary, or if 2 then superposed:
h) Leaves pinnately compound; ovules numerous; seeds often
winged, without endosperm; shrubs or trees.
=Bignoniaceæ=
hh) Leaves simple; mostly herbaceous:
i) Ovules numerous; ovary 2-celled; seeds usually minute.
=Scrophulariaceæ=
ii) Ovules 1 to many; ovary 2-4 celled; seeds not on hook-like
funicles.
=Pedaliaceæ=
iii) Ovules few; ovary 2-celled; leaves rarely all radical;
seeds on hook-like funicles.
=Acanthaceæ=
gg) Ovule solitary in each cell of the ovary or if 2 then
collateral; herbs, shrubs or trees.
=Verbenaceæ=
ff) Ovary deeply 4-lobed; style gynobasic; leaves opposite or
verticillate; flowers often in whorls; stems usually quadrangular.
=Labiatæ=
=GROUP 12. One carpel or more than one united carpels; ovules attached
to the central axis or to the base or apex of the ovary cell; ovary
superior; petals absent.=
a) Calyx absent from the hermaphrodite and often from the female
flowers:
b) Moss-like or hepaticiform aquatic herbs with minute flowers; ovules
2 or more in a 1-celled ovary.
=Podostemonaceæ=
bb) Above characters not associated:
c) Flowers surrounded by an involucre margined by fleshy glands; male
flowers several to numerous and each consisting of a single stamen,
with a single female flower often stalked in their midst.
=Euphorbiaceæ=
cc) Flowers not as above:
d) Leaves stipulate, stipules sometimes adnate to the petiole:
e) Herbs or shrubs; flowers in dense spikes; petioles not dilated
and not enclosing the young bud.
=Piperaceæ=
ee) Trees or shrubs; flowers on a common open receptacle, the fruit
becoming immersed in it.
=Moraceæ=
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account