Anthophyta (Flowering Plants) Flashcards
(24 cards)
Conservative structures; least affected by changes in the environment
Flowers and fruits
Unique features of angiosperms
Enclosure of seed within ovary
Development of endosperm
Transformation of ovary into fruit
Well-developed vessels in xylem and sieve tube elements in phloem
Dicotyledonae
Class Magnoliopsida
What type of stele does Magnoliopsia have?
Eustele, single concentric ring
Which of the two classes have a vascular bundle?
Class Magnoliopsida
What inflorescence does Caesalpiniaceae have?
Raceme or spike
What type of flowers do Caesalpiniaceae have?
Bisexual, commonly zygomorphic
What type of fruits do Caesalpiniaceae have?
Legume or pod
What phyllotaxy do Cucurbitaceae, Malvaceae, and Rosaceae have?
Alternate
What type of flowers do Cucurbitaceae have?
Actinomorphic, gamopetalous corolla, inferior ovary
What flowers do Malvaceae have?
Bisexual, actinomorphic, biseriate perianth, superior ovary, axile placentation
What fruits do Malvaceae have?
Capsule, berry, or samara
What type of flowers do Rosaceae have?
Actinomorphic, perigynous, petals arise from hypanthium rim with nectariferous glandular disc, axile placentation
What types of fruit do Rosaceae have?
Achene, follicle, pome, drupe, or aggregation of drupelets
Monocotyledonae
Liliopsida
What type of stele does Liliopsida have?
Atactostele
What type of flowers do Araceae have?
Unisexual, apetalous
What type of fruits does Araceae have?
Berry
What type of inflorescence is Orchidaceae?
Raceme
What type of flowers is Orchidaceae?
Bisexual
Irregular or zygomorphic
Has labellum
United stamens and style
What stem does Orchidaceae have?
Short rhizome and aerial shoot wherein sheathing leaves arise in two ranks
Genus under Orchidaceae
Dendrobium sp.
What types of lemma can Gramineae have?
Keeled or awned
What type of fruit does Gramineae have?
Caryopsis
