Category: Morphology of flowering Plants
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Floral Diagram and formula
Floral Diagram and Formula Floral Diagram: The diagram that illustrates the relative position and number of parts present in each whorl in a flower is termed the floral diagram. It provides information about the number of parts of a flower, their arrangement, and the relation they share. The diagram is mostly drawn based on the…
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The Fruit – Morphology of Flowering Plants
The Fruit – Morphology The fruit is a characteristic feature of flowering plants. It is a mature or ripened ovary that develops after fertilization. Sometimes fruit also develops without fertilization, which is called a parthenocarpic fruit. Type of fruits: parthenocarpic fruit: The fruit develops without fertilization, and it is a seedless fruit or unviable seeds.…
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The Flower
The flower The flower is a modified shoot, meant for sexual reproduction, so it is a reproductive unit in the angiosperms. A typical or complete flower consists of four main parts i.e. Calyx and Corolla (as accessory organs) and Androecium and Gynoecium (reproductive organs). All these parts are arranged in a cyclic manner on…
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Inflorescence in flowers
Inflorescence in flowers The reproductive shoot-bearing group or cluster of flowers, that arrangement or specific pattern of flowers on the floral axis is called an inflorescence. The main axis of an inflorescence is called a peduncle. Inflorescence can be divided into the following types: Racemose Inflorescence Cymose Inflorescence Compound /mixed Inflorescence Special Inflorescence Racemose inflorescence…
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Morphology of Leaf
Morphology of Leaf Introduction: Leaf A leaf (plural leaves) can be defined as a dorsoventrally flattened structure that arises from the node of the stem and bears a bud in its axil. The axillary bud later develops into a branch. They develop from shoot apical meristem and are arranged in an acropetal order. Leaves consist…