Lecture 10: Angiosperms 1 Flashcards
What TYPE of plant is the family Nymphaeaceae?
Aquatic, perennial herbs with with rhizomes
What are the LEAVES of the family Nymphaeaceae?
large, alternate, round, floating
What are the flowers of the family Nymphaeaceae?
solitary, bisexual, radial
What are the SEPALS of the family Nymphaeaceae?
3 - 7, free.
What are the PETALS of the family Nymphaeaceae?
3 - infinity, free.
What are the ANDROECIUM of the family Nymphaeaceae?
infinity stamens
What is the GYNOECIUM of the family Nymphaeaceae?
3- infiity, fused; ovary superior
What is the FRUIT of the family Nymphaeaceae?
variable: irregularly dehiscent capsule, berry, etc.
What the the formula for the family Nymphaeaceae?
K:3-7 C:3-inf. A:inf. G:(3-inf.)
True or False: Water lilies trap insects in their flower as pollination strategy
True
A few days after the Water Lily flower is pollinated, the flower stem tightens in a spiraling spring to bring the flower head underwater and the fruit develops underwater into a spongy berry with many seeds that are enclosed in arils
In the family Nymphaeaceae, the genus _____ has a white or purple flower while the genus _____ has a yellow flower
Nyphaea
Nuphar
_______ is a sacred plant of Hinduism and Buddhism and of the Ancient Egyptian civilization, also used in Asian cuisine.
Nelumbo nucifera (Lotus)
What TYPE of plant is the family Magnnoliaceae?
Trees & shrubs.
What are the LEAVES of the family Magnnoliaceae?
alternate, simple
What are the FLOWERS of the family Magnnoliaceae?
solitary, bisexual, actinomorphic
What are the SEPALS of the family Magnnoliaceae?
3
What are the PETALS of the family Magnnoliaceae?
6 - inf., free
What are the ANDRONECIUM of the family Magnnoliaceae?
inf.
What are the GYNOECIUM of the family Magnoliaceae?
inf. carpels, apocarpous; ovary superior
What is the FRUIT of the family Magnoliaceae?
aggregate
What are the LEAVES of the genus Liriodendron?
4-lobate
What are the PETALS of the genus Liriodendron?
yellow-greenish
What is the FRUIT of the genus Liriodendron?
aggregate of samaras
What are the LEAVES of the genus Magnolia?
entire
What are the PETALS of the genus Magnolia?
white to purple (rarely yellow greenish)
What is the FRUIT of the genus Magnolia?
aggregate of follicles
How can we interpret the current distribution of Magnoliaceae?
disjuct distribution can be explained only through their ancestral origin
What are the 4 main characteristics of monocotyledons?
Seedlings with 1 cotyledon
Numerous vascular bundles in the stems;
Leaves with parallel venation (exc. Palms).
Flowers 3-merous