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disc florets
Flower Mostly bisexual but sometimes unisexual
Epigynous usually pentamerous with reduction in certain whorls, A flower is tubular
Culode
Morphology of
Flowering Plants (Contd.)
Compositae (Asteraceae)
Itis the largest dicot family and considered to be the most advanced
‘amongst angiosperms.
Vegetative Characters
Habit : Mostly annual, rarely biennial herbs, shrubs, sometimes tree.
Root 1 Advenitous / ab rovt
‘Stem + Erect, herbaceous, branched, angular or cylindrical.
Leaves: Usualy simple but sometimes compound
Alternate or opposite phyliotaxy, exstipulate. petiolate or sessile and has reticulate
venation,
Floral Characters : stipules -nb pebel ent
Iterscane : Hon rcatiun, Lage ne A byacl® oggagated at te boas f infim-
sam
They are surrounded by. jasshesea bracts, may be heterogamous i.e. either having
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‘only ray florets or having only disc florels or homogamous, ie., having both ray and
(Actinomorphic) oF liguiate (zygomorphic), bracteate or ebractoate.
Seed + One to many, endospermic.
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Floral Formula : Epi, PK, C.K, G.
Economic Importance :
1. Food + Okra ~ (used as vegetables),
Cotton ~ (oil is extracted).
Medicine 2 Urena rependa
‘Abutilon indicum
3. Fibre 2 Gossypium sp. — Fibre of seed coat used in textile industry.
Ornamental plant + China rose (Gurhal)
Fig, : Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (china rose) plant: A. A flowering twig, B. LS. of flower, C. Epicalyx and calyx,
D. Androecium, E. Gynoecium, F. TS. of ovary G, Floral diagram
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Family-Leguminosae
‘On the basis of inflorescence and flower characters (i.e. corolla and stamens) this family has been divided
into 3 subfemiiéss——————
Family-Leguminosae
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Papilionatae Cacsalpinicideae
(Fabaceae)
e.g. Pisum sativum — 0g, Cassia fistula @.9. Acacia nifetica
EXERCISE
1. _Tetradynamous condition of stamens is found in the members of family
(1) Malvaceae (2) Solanaceae
(3) Brassicacese (4) Liliaceae
2. Ray florets of sunflower do not
(1) Have inferior ovary (2) Show basal placentation in gynoecium
(3) Have united petals (4) Have androecium
3. Presence of epicalyx and monoadelphous condition of stamens is found in
(1) Maki (2) Mustard
(3) Groundnut (4) China tose
Select the families in which members have bicarpellary, syncarpous, aynoecium and superior ovary.
Solanaceae, Brassicaceae, Liliaceae, Fabaceae, Malvaceae, Asteraceae.
Choose the correct option
(1) Three (2) Two
(3) Four (4) Five
5. _Allof the following are subfamilies of family Leguminosae, except
(1) Caesalpinoideae (2) Mimosoideae
(3) Gramineae (4) Papitionatae
6. The distinct monocot character shown by the flowers of Gramineae family is
(1) Bisexual flower (2) Actinomorphic flower
(3) Hypogynous flower (4) No clear distinction of petal and sepal
7. Siliqua or silicula is the fruit of
(1) Cotton (2) Mustard
(2) China rose (4) Grass
8. _Inwhich flower, the peduncle is flat on which florets are attached?
(1) Sunflower (2) Wheat
(3) Cotton (4) Groundnut
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Match the following Colunin-1 with Golumn-ll and choose the correct option.
Column-1 Column
a. | Compositae (i) Jepi, GK. EKG,
| Gramineae (i) [PKs CA a
c. | Malvaceae (iii)
i. | Cruciferae w)
A B c o
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(4) (iv) (ili) i) @
Calyx in the form of pappus is found in
(1) Cotton (2) Tobacco
(3) China rose (4) Disc floret of sunflower
How many among the following belong to Malvaceae family?
Gossypium, Helianthus, Triticum aestivum, Hibiscus, Brassica, Abutilon
(1) Five (2) Three
(3) Two (4) Four
1. In which flower stamens are syngenesious i.e., anthers are fused and filaments are free from each other is
observed?
(1) Ray florets of sunflower (2) Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
(3) Disc florets of sunfiower (4) Neutral florets of sunflower
Fruits is called caryopsis in the members of the family
(1) Poaceae (2) Malvaceae
(3) Fabaceae (4) Compositae
The subfamilies of leguminosae are differentiated from one another on the basis of
(1) Calyx and corolla (2) Stems and leaves
(8) Androecium and fruit (4) Corolla and androecum
Consider the following characteristics and choose the flower which shows them
(a) Pentacarpeliary gynoecium.
(b) Monoadelphous androecium with numerous stamens.
(c) Locule has one to numerous ovule in the gynoecium
(1) Triticum (2) Oryza sativa
(3) Gossypium (4) Chrysanthemum
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ANSWER
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