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The upcoming discussion will update you about the difference between Taxaceae and Cephalotaxaceae.
Difference # Taxaceae:
1. Leaves spirally arranged in taxaceae.
2. In taxaceae, ovules develop singly and terminally on short fertile shoots.
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3. Aril present in it.
4. Variable number of bundles supply ovule in Taxaceae.
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5. Pollen grains are shed at the one-celled stage in Taxaceae.
6. In taxaceae, archegonia short and blunt.
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7. In taxaceae, pro-embryo contain eight free nuclei.
8. Embryonal mass shows cleavage in it.
9. In taxaceae, mature integuments are not fleshy.
Difference # Cephalotaxaceae:
1. Leaves arranged in opposite decussate manner in cephalotaxaceae.
2. In cephalotaxaceae, two ovules develop laterally on a short axis in the axil of each bract scale.
3. Aril absent in it.
4. Only two inverted bundles supply the ovule in cephalotaxaceae.
5. In cephalotaxaceae, pollen grains are shed at the two-celled stage.
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6. Archegonia long, narrow and pointed in it.
7. In cephalotaxaceae sixteen free nuclei are present in pro-embryo.
8. Embryonal mass does not show any cleavage in it.
9. Mature integuments are fleshy in cephalotaxaceae.
