Oh that is a great job done Thanks a lot Satish ji
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 7:07 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > We will be covering 3 families as above during this family week. > As a non-botanist I had a curiosity to find similarities (and Differences) > in the families. So I searched the family Key given in the floras. > These are some of my observations. > The ranks in the key above the families are somewhat mentioned. > .......Of course all the three families come under the group of > Polypetalae. > ................Next level is Sepals usually adnate to the ovary. > ......................Ovary superior.There is a prominent disc shaped > thalamus below the ovary. > (Often called as Disciflorae-an artificial group) > The above characters are common to all the 3 families. > Now the differentiating characters : > a) Stamens as many as petals or fewer... > b) Flowers irregular, dorsal sepals spurred ... ... * > Balsaminaceae* > b) Flowers regular; dorsal sepal not spurred ... .. *Geraniaceae > * > c) Stamens twice as many as petals or numerous.....Unarmed group....leaves > not peltate > ...disc not enlarged in fruit...leaves not gland dotted....(These > characters eliminate other families in the group) ... > ...Flowers bisexual mostly herbs=====> *Oxalidaceae*. > Please correct me if there are any mistakes. > > 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 [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- --- 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
