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TG: @NEETxNOAH MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS (CHART) TG: @NEETxNOAH

Floral Malvaceae Asteraceae or Compositae Gramineae or Poaceae

formula
Br⊕ Epi3-7K(5)C5 A(∞)G(5-∞) Br% KpA0G(2) → Ray floret Br% P 2 A3 G 1
Br⊕ KpC(5)A(5)G(2) → Disc floret
Br%KpC(5)A0G0 → Neuter floret

Floral
diagram

Class

Special
characters
Dicotyledonae

Pentamerous flower

 Inflorescence cymose or

EN
solitary terminal or solitary
axillary

 Epicalyx present

 Fibre family

 Monoadelphous stamens
Dicotyledonae

Pentamerous flower

 Capitulum inflorescence
 Largest dicot family

 Most advanced dicot family

 Persistant calyx - Pappus

Note : Modified calyx is called
pappus.
Monocotyledonae

Trimerous flower

 Inflorescence - Spike of
spikelets eg. Wheat

Note : Spadix eg. Maize

 Culm stem

 Sheathing leaf base

LL
 Staminal tube present
 Kidney shaped anther
 Twisted aestivation in petals
 Stamens indefinite,
epipetalous
 Monothecous anther
 Axile placentation
A
 Syngenesious stamen
 Inferior ovary
 Basal placentation,
 Fruit - Cypsela (In Cypsela fruit
Pericarp and seed coat free from
each other & pappus is present).
 Feathery stigma
 Versatile stamens
 Placentation basal
 Fruit Caryopsis (Pericarp is
fused with seed coat)
 Parallel venation
 Presence of lodicules.
Reduced membrous tepals

are called lodicules.

 Ovary and styles are fused,
stigma remain free  Economically most
 Fruit capsule important family.
eg. Cotton and Lady finger.

Example Chinarose (Hibiscus) Sun flower (Helianthus annuus) Wheat, Maize, Rice, Barley,
Cotton Marigold (Tagetes) Sugarcane, Bamboo, Grass,
Ladyfinger (Okra) Chrysanthemum Sorghum (Millet),
Holly hock, Mallow Parthenium Pennisetum (Pearl millet)
Dahlia, Daisy
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Taraxacum