Thanks Satish Ji, for the brief information. BRS
On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 8:18 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding an earlier mail sent by me on our forum on 13 Mar 2008. > > This week's Family is > BIGNONIACEAE > We are currently observing a lot of flowering trees from this family. > > > <http://bp3.blogger.com/__QrJWaqfjh8/R9lngNcgUOI/AAAAAAAAAnA/uQQ6Kc3WYzA/s1600-h/Kigellia.jpg> > > > <http://bp1.blogger.com/__QrJWaqfjh8/R9lmqtcgUKI/AAAAAAAAAmg/xE3MNGl5iHs/s1600-h/TabebuiaDSCN9052.jpg> > > > <http://bp0.blogger.com/__QrJWaqfjh8/R9lmrdcgULI/AAAAAAAAAmo/YNPfNCndwLI/s1600-h/Tecoma.jpg> > > > <http://bp1.blogger.com/__QrJWaqfjh8/R9lmstcgUMI/AAAAAAAAAmw/NjP6UtfIKnw/s1600-h/waras2.e.jpg> > > <http://bp1.blogger.com/__QrJWaqfjh8/R9lmstcgUMI/AAAAAAAAAmw/NjP6UtfIKnw/s1600-h/waras2.e.jpg> > <http://bp2.blogger.com/__QrJWaqfjh8/R9lms9cgUNI/AAAAAAAAAm4/U4NpQm7uru8/s1600-h/Heterophragma.jpg> > > BIGNONIACEAE (*Trumpet Creeper Family) > *Mostly tropical.Around 40 species in India mostly in western and > southern India and some in Himalayas. > Vegetative characters: > Plant type trees,shrubs,woody climbers with tendrils or roots > Stem in climbers:abnormal secondary growth. > The Leaves :Opposite..rarely whorled or alternate > More frequently pinnately compound terminal leaflet often modified to > tendril. > Stipules absent. > Flowers and Inflorescence: > Inflorescence:Dichasial cyme. > Bracts and bracteoles present. > Flowers :Showy,perfect,hermaphrodite,zygomorphic and hypogynous. > Calyx: gamosepalous,Campanulate. > Corolla :Gamopetalous,Bell or funnel shaped. 5 subequal lobes or > bilabiate-Upper lip 2lobes;Lower lip 3lobes. > Stamens : 4 didynamous 5th reduced to staminode.Epipetalous. > Gynoecium :Bicarpellary and syncarpous with a superior ovarywhich is > bilocular. > Style terminal,simple,and stigma is two lipped. > Nectar disc :cushion like or annular at the base of the ovary. > Fruit : Two valved:loculicidal or septicidal capsule fleshy and > indehiscent in Kigelia. > Seeds : Compressed discoid. > Pollination :Showy flowers nectar:-insect pollination. > Seed dispersal :Seeds mostly winged:-Wind dispersal. > Examples. > Spathodia campanulata. > Jacaranda mimosaefolia > Kigellia pinnata > Heterophragma > Tabebuia > Tecoma > Pyrostegia > Campsis > Radermachera xylocarpa. > > http://satishphadke.blogspot.in/2008/03/bignoniaceae.html > Dr Satish Phadke > > -- > > > > -- B. Rathinasabapathy --
