Sorry for the wrong spelling in the subject line It should read as Scrophulariaceae Fortnight
Dr Satish Phadke On 1 August 2013 20:47, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> wrote: > *Reposting the data written on my blog in Jan 2009. > * > *(Disclaimer:There might be some changes after my collection of > information from different sources.)* > > FAMILY OF THE WEEK: SCROPHULARIACEAE > This family is cosmopolitan in distribution but most abundant intemperate > regions. In India it is represented by 57 genera and 350 species occurring > chiefly in Himalayas. > Vegetative characters: > Mostly annual or perennial herbs, sometimes shrubs (Veronica) or rarely > trees(Wightia). Certain members are aquatic(Limnophila) or marsh (Departrium > and Herpestis) Some are chlorophyll containing hemiparasites(Pedicularis and > Striga) or parasites without chlorophyll as Lathraea. > Usually the lower leaves are opposite and upper alternate.They are simple > exstipulate entire or pinnately lobed or incised. > Inflorescence and flowers: > Variable but commonly racemose or spicate. Sometimes cymose or axillary > solitary.The bracts and bracteoles are usually present. > The flowers are perfect, hermaphrodite,zygomorphic or sometimes as in > Verbascum > nearly actinomorphic and hypogynous.The calyx is deeply five lobed or > divided, persistent, imbricate or valvate. The corolla is gamopetalous and > the limb is usually free and more or less bi-lipped.Commonly five stamens > are fertile and the fifth is reduced to a staminode or is completely > absent.The stamens are epipetalous. the anthers are dithecous but > occasionally the two cells are unequal or only one cell is present. The > gynoecium is bicarpellary and syncarpous with a superior bilocular ovary. > The style is simple and the stigma is capitate, bilobed or bi-lamellate. > An annular or cup shaped nectariferous disc is present at the base of the > ovary which is sometimes bilobed. > Fruits and seeds: > The fruit is a capsule or rarely a berry. the seeds are small with a > fleshy endosperm and straight or slightly curved embryo. > Pollination and dispersal: > The flowers are adapted for insect pollination. The seeds are dispersed by > water, birds or animals. > Examples: > Antirrhinum majus (Snapdragon) > Digitalis purpurea (Common foxglove) > Linaria vulgaris > Verbascum chinens > Rhamphicarpa > *Lobelia nicotianifolia(Ran Tambaku) > **Lindernia ciliata* > > http://satishphadke.blogspot.in/2009/01/family-of-week-scrophulariaceae.html > Dr Satish Phadke > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
