Category: Family

Family: Rubiaceae Popular name: The Madder Family Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Gentianales Family Rubiaceae Botanical Description of the Family Habit: Trees, shrub and sometime herb as well. Most plants of this family grow in the tropics, many of them as shrubs or trees. Root: Tap root system Stem: Branched, rarely with hooks […]

Family: Euphorbiaceae The Spurge Family Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyte Class Magnoliopsida Order Malpighiales Family Euphorbiaceae The family consists around 300 genera and 7500 species. Botanical Description of the Family Habit: Herb, shrub and tree of a diversified family Root: Tap root system Stem:  Erect, sometime contains latex Leaf: Leaves usually simple, alternate and stipulate Plants […]

Family: Araceae Aroid Family Taxonomic Position (according to Cronquist) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Liliopsida Subclass Arecidae Order Arales Family Araceae Origin and Distribution Probably originated in tropical Asia, now widely cultivated and adapted in the tropical regions of the world. Identifying Characters of the Family  Stem modified into corm Inflorescence is spadix, covered by bract known as spathe Flowers […]

Family:  Myrtaceae Popular name: The Myrtal Family Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Subclass Rosidae Order Myrtales Family Myrtaceae Botanical Description of the Family Habit: Shrubs or small to large tree Root: Tap root system Stem: Stem cylindrical, bark is smoothed or may be rough, white, grey black in color, stem is branched Leaf: Simple, […]

Family: Nymphaeaceae Popular name: The water-lily Family Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Subclass Magnoliidae Order Nyphaeales Family Nymphaeaceae Botanical Description The family consists 3 genera and 76 species Habit: Aquatic rhizomatous herbs Root: Tap root system Stem: Modified into rhizome Leaf: Alternate, floating, submerged or emerged, petiolated Inflorescence: Axillary and solitary Flower: bisexual, actinomorphic […]