Callitrichaceae with Callitriche genus (2 species) and Hippuridaceae with Hippuris vulgaris are found in Uttarakhand. DSRawat Pantnagar
On Thursday, August 1, 2013 10:09:34 PM UTC+5:30, Satish Phadke wrote: > > 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 <drsmp...@gmail.com <javascript:>>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 <drsmp...@gmail.com >> <javascript:>>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.
