There is one mistake in the above information. The plant *Nymphoides indicum(Kumud) *actually does not belong to the above family but belongs to *MENYANTHACEAE *family. Satish* * 2008/10/30 satish phadke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > FAMILY OF THE WEEK : NYMPHACEAE > The family is represented by 8 genera and about 90 species most abundant in > tropics. In India there are 4 genera and 7 species occurring throughout > India. > Vegetative characters : > They are perennial aquatic herbs with a creeping or erect sympodial > rhizome. There is a scattered arrangement of vascular bundles. > The leaves are usually large, simple and long petioled, arising from the > root stalk or from the slender floating stem (Cabomba). They are usually > floating or sometimes emerged as in Nelumbo. often peltate. > Inflorescence and flowers : > The flowers are axillary, solitary, long peduncled, and float on the > surface or raised much above the water(Nelumbo) or partially submerged. The > flowers are large showy, often sweet scented, bisexual, actinomorphic, > hypogynous or more or less epigynous and acyclic to cyclic. > The calyx and corolla are poorly differentiated. The calyx is composed of > 3-5 sepals. The sepals are distinct and green or coloured and petioled. > The corolla is polypetalous with three to indefinite and variously > coloured or white showy petals. In Nymphea numerous spirally arranged petals > gradually pass into stamens. > The androecium is composed of three to indefinite distinct stamens. The > gynoecium is of two to three to numeruos carpels. In Nelumboideae there are > a large number of carpels which are embedded separately in round pits which > are on the flat upper surface of of a swollen spongy and obconical > receptacle. > Fruits and seeds : > In Cabomboideae the fruit is a closed indehiscent follicle with one to > three pendulous seeds. In Nelumboideae the fruit is indehiscent one seeded > nutlet. The seeds are with a large embryo and with no endo ro perisperm. In > Nymphaeoideae the fruit is a spongy berry with numerous seeds and it > dehisces by swelling of mucilage. The seeds have small embryo and endosperm > and abundant perisperm. > Pollination and seed dispersal : > Bright and showy fragrant flowers favour pollination by insect, flies and > small beetles.Seed dispersal is mostly by water. Somespecies of Nuphar, > Brasenia, and Cabomba are dispersed by ducks which eat the pulp of these > fruits greedily. > Examples : > Nelumbo nucifera (Lotus) Kamal Nymphaea nauchali(Indian red water Lily) > Nymphaea > stellata(Indian blue water Lily) Nymphaea alba (European white water Lily) > Victoria amazonica(Royal water Lily) > > -- > > http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com > -- http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
