That is really helpful 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, Jan 7, 2013 at 7:23 AM, Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > -- > > > > --
