Morphology of Flowering plants Flashcards
____ part of seed embryo grows into roots
Radicle
Monocots usually have ___ kind of roots
Fibrous
All fibrous roots are adventitious roots. T/F
True
Prop roots (Root hanging from branches) is found in
Monstera
Banyan (Ficus benghalensis)
Region with most highly differentiated cells in roots are
Maturation region
Largest root cap is found in
Pendanus (screw pine)
Diff b/w root cap and root pocket
Root cap:
Found in terrestrial plants
less pointed end
have ability to regenerate
Root cap is present in the ____ region of root
Proximal
Highly elongated cells with max cell growth are found in
Elongation region
Root hairs are found in ____ region of root
Maturation region
Conical storage root is seen in
Docus carota- carrot
Respiratory roots that grow aerially are called
Pneumatophores
(Holes on top of them== Pneumathode)
Sonnaratia has ___ roots
Respiratory
Floating roots are seen in
Jassia
Pothas has ___ roots
Climbing roots
Money plants and monstera
Napiform storage root is present in
Beta vulgaris (beetroot)
Brassica rapa (Turnip)
Bryophyllum has ___ roots
Epiphilous
Examples of plants with respiratory roots
Sonnaratia, Avecinia, Rhizophora, Brugyra
Annulated roots are present in
Ipicac
Roots that arise from 1st node of stem to provide support are found in
Stilt roots in Monocots like Sugarcane, bamboo, maize
Moniliform (beaded) roots are found in
Mimordica Casantia (Bitter gourd)
Vitis vinifera (Grapes)
Rufflecia has ___ roots
haustorial- Parasitic
Borasic flabelliferous has ___ type of stem
Caudex- Strong, unbranched, with crown like leaves
Profusely branched stem is ___ type of strong stem
Deliquescent
Ex: Mango, Peeple, Gulmohar
Straggler is a type of ____. Ex?
Weak stem
Astereaceae family- Tridax
Solid nodes and hollow internodes are found in ___ stems
Culm (Strong)
Perignation plants are
Those that live for a long time- Rhizome underground stem modification
Ex: Banana, Ginger, Turmeric
(Even colocasia and zaminkhand-yam of corm)
Clinging roots are present in ___ kind of stem
Corm- underground stem
Vertically growing superficial stems are seen in ______
Colocasia and Amarpholus (yam) and Colchicum
(Corm underground stem)
Disk shaped stems are found in
Bulbs
Allium Cepa (Onion)
Allium Sativum (Garlic)
___ part of onion stores food
Leaf base
Bulb (Stem) cannot store food here
Tunica is the outer covering of
Onion and garlics
Tip of underground stem swells in
Tuber
Potato- Solanum tuberosum
Sub aerial root that has very long internodes are called
Runners
Roots arise from the underground part of the sub aerial stem is ____ stem
Sucker
All ____ stems are used for vegetative propagation
Sub aerial (Runner, Stolon, Sucker, Offset)
Examples of runner
Grass (Cynodon dactylon), Fragaria (Strawberry), Oxalis, Hydrocotyle vulgaris (Brahmi)
_____ stem modification gave idea of artificial veg prop for scientists
Stolon
Stem grown obliquely downward from aerial part and grows upward after touching the soil
Strawberry has ____ type of stem
Runner, Stolon
Peppermint and jasmine have ___ stem
Stolon
Chrysanthimum has ____ stem
Sucker
(Sucker ex: Chrysanthimum, banana, mint, pineapple)
A plant that has rhizome (underground stem) and Sucker (sub aerial stem) is
Banana
highly condensed disk shaped stem with Rosette shaped leaves and short internodes are ____ kind of stem modification (subaerial)
Offset (mostly aquatic)
===aquatic runner
The only terrestrial offset plant is
Agave americana
Example of offset
Pistia (duck weed), Eicchornia (terror of bengal)
Axial buds are modified into sharp woody pointed structures called _____, found in
Thorns
Bougainville, Acasia, Punica Granatum (Pomegranate)
_____ buds are modified into long, wiry, coiled structures called tendrils. Ex?
Axillary and apical
Ex: Cucumber, Vitis Vinifera (grape)
Plants growing Xerophytic conditions have what stems and leaves?
Stem- Phylloclade
Leaves- Spines
Vascular system is present in thorns. T/F
True
Absent in Spines
Group of spines ===
Barb
Phylloclade main function
Photosynthesis because leaves turn into spines for water conservation
Opuntia has ___ stem
Phylloclade
Opuntia=Cactus
Axiallary bulb store food materials and turn into
Bulbil (can produce roots and grow individually)
Ex of bulbil
Oxalis, Agave americana
Floral bud (Not axillary) of ____ is converted into bulbil
Agave americana
Leaves are ____ in origin
exogenous- arise from stem nodes
Leaf lamina/ blades is also called
epipodium
Mesopodium helps in
Petiole helps in:
-Leaf fluttering
-Accomodates lamina towards sun
____ are absent in sessile leaves
Petiole
Papilionaceae family has ____ leaf base
Pulvinous (Swollen leaf base)
(Papilionaceae includes peas, touch me not, etc)
Monocots have ____ leaf base
Sheathed
ex: Sugarcane, wheat
Reticulate venation is a CF of
Dicots- except Erygium and Calophyllum
Only monocot having reticulate venation is
Smilax
Example of unicostate reticulate
Chrosandra Infundibularis
Type of leaf found in banana
Unicostate, Parallel
Rachis is found in
Pinnately compound leaf’s midrib is called rachis
Zizipus jujuba has ___ leaves
Multicostate, Reticular leaves
Murraya corrigi has ____ leaves
Pinnately compound (Curry leaves)
Fan palm has ____ leaves
Multicostate, parallal,simple
Example of palmately compound
Silk cotton- Bombax seba
All compound leaves have multicostate venation. T/F
False
Multicostate is found only in simple
After leaflets are formed- no longer part of same midrib
Stipules become leaf like and leaf becomes long wiry coiled structures in?
If leaf tendril- Lathyrus aphaca==wild pea
(Such type of
stipules==Foliaceous stipule)
If Leaflet tendrils are formed- Lathyrus odoratus==sweetpea and Pisum sativum==garden pea)
Tendrils arise from
Stipules, Leaflets or leaves
Function of spines (leaf modification)
reduce traspiration
in: Opuntia- cactus
Rose have ____ as modified leaves
Prickles
Pitcher plant is called
Nepenthes
____ are large sac like structures formed by leaf lamina modifications and contain digestive juices
Pitcher
Modifications of diff parts in pitcher:
Leaf lamina- pitcher
Leaf top- Lid
Leaf petiole- Tendril
dionaea ==?
Venus fly trap
Insectivorous aquatic plant is
Bladder wort, Utricularia
Leaflet hook is seen in
Bignonia== cats nail
Phyllode is modification of
Compound leaves- Petiole/secondary rachis to do photosynthesis
Modification of petiole and secondary rachis respectively to form phyllode is seen in
Parkin Sonia- petiole
Australian acasia- 2 rachis