nice list usha di On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 10:07 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > -- > > > > -- Usha di =========== --
