After searching it seems that there are a lot of changes in the family Scrophulariaceae. Some genera which were included earlier in one family are now transferred to other family and viceversa. I hope we will be discussing all closely related families and mostly those which were earlier included in Scrphulariaceae. Some such families are Plantaginaceae Orobanchaceae Phrymaceae Linderniaceae Buddleja and Myoporum both previously in their own families are now in Scrophulariaceae. Lobelia is now in Campanulaceae(We have already discussed in the relevant week episode)
Some life histories associated with some families are: Parasitism : Orobanchaceae Wind pollination : Plantaginaceae Aquatic habit : Callitrichaceae and Hippuridaceae(I don't know whether these are represented in India?) Dr Satish Phadke On 1 August 2013 20:55, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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.
