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Learn about the comparison between Amarantaceae and Polygonaceae.
Comparison # Amarantaceae:
1. Habit- Plants herbs or shrubs.
2. Leaf-Simple, alternate or opposite, exstipulate.
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3. Inflorescence-Spike globose, rarely compound spike.
4. Flower-Regular, bisexual rarely unisexual, hypogynous, bracts and bracteoles scarious.
5. Perianth-5, persistent, dry and scaly.
6. Androecium-5, antiphyllous, sometimes united forming a membranous tube.
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7. Gynoecium-Carpels 2-3, syncarpous
8. Ovary-Ovary superior, unilocular, 1-ovuled.
9. Ovule-Campylotropous.
10.Fruit-Nut.
Comparison # Polygonaceae:
1. Habit- Usually herbs, rarely climbers.
2. Leaf-Simple, alternate, stipules ochreate.
3. Inflorescence-Mixed.
4. Flower-Regular, bisexual hypogynous, trimerous.
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5. Perianth-3-6, green, persistent, sometimes petaloid.
6. Androecium-6-9 stamens or fewer.
7. Gynoecium-Carpels 3, united.
8. Ovary-Ovary unilocular, superior, 3-angled, 1-ovuled.
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9. Ovule-Ovule, one erect.
10. Fruit-3-angled nut.
