The following points highlight the seven main organs of flowering plants. The organs are: 1. Roots 2. Stems 3. Leaves 4. Inflorescence 5. Flowers 6. Fruits 7. Seeds. Organ # 1. Roots: Roots differ from stems in the absence of nodes and leaves. Position: Primary - an extension of the radicle of the embryo. Secondary - branches of other roots. [...]
Learn about the comparison between Rutaceae and Anacardiaceae. Comparison # Rutaceae: 1. Plants-Herbs, shrubs or trees. 2. Leaves-Alternate or opposite, compound, petioles winged, rarely simple, gland-dotted, and aromatic, exstipulate. 3. Inflorescence-Variable. 4. Flower-Actinomorphic, rarely zygomorphic, bisexual or unisexual, hypogynous with a honey disc below the ovary, thalamous concave. 5. Calyx-Sapals 5, gamosepalous. 6. Corolla-Patals 5, polypetalous, gland-dotted, aromatic. 7. Androecium-Stamens [...]
In this article we will discuss about the structure of Nelumbo nucifera with the help of diagram. Habit: A perennial aquatic herb. Root: Adventitious slender and perennial. Stem: Rhizomatous, branched and rooted in mud. Leaves: Simple, forming a "triad" i.e. one scaly leaf on the lower side of rhizome, another on upper side bearing in its axil the flower and [...]