Morphology Plant Flashcards
Types of roots
Tap root
Adventitions root
Fibrous root
Example of fibrous root
Wheat
Rice
Maize
Sugarcane
Exception of adventitious root of lacking in leaves,nodes,internodes,buds
Bryophylum
Trapa natans
Tinospora
Exception of adventitious root
Sweet potato(Ipomoea patatas) Wood apple(aegle mermelous) Parmal(trichoranthus)
Parts of root
Root cap Meristemetic region(sub apical) Zone of elongation Root hair Maturation region
Modification of tap root
Fusiform Napiform Conical Tuberous Pneumatophores
Adventitions root mechinal strength modifications
Prop root
Stilt root
Buttres root
Climbing root
Example of fusiform root
Radish(raphanus sativus)
Example of napiform
Beet root(beta vulgaris) Turnip(brassica rapa)
Example of conical
Carrot(daucus carota)
Example of tuberous root
Mirabilus jalpa
Example of pneumatophores
Rhizophora
Heritiara
Example prop root
Great indian banyan tree(ficus bengalensis)
Example of stilt root
Maize
Sugarcane
Example of buttres root
Kopok(ceiba)
Silk cotton tree(bombyx balabaricum)
Almond(terminalia catappa)
Example of climbing root
Betel(piper betle)paan Long pepper(piper longam)loong Black pepper(piper nigram)kaali mirch English ivy(hedara helix) Cheese plant(monstera deliciousa)
Adventitions root storage
Tuberous Fasciculated Nodulose Moniliform Annulated
Tuberous example
Sweet potato(Ipomoea batata)
Fasiculated example
Dalia or dahlia
Aspargus
Ruellia
Nodulatose example
Mango ginger(curcuma amada) Turmeric(curcuma domestica) Arrow root(maranta aurendinaceae)
Moniliform root example
Portulaca oleraceae- ornamental plant Momordica charantia(bitter gourd)
Annulated example
Ipecac(psychortia)
Adventitions root vital function modification
Sucking or haustoria
Epiphytic
Sucking root or haustoria example
Cuscuta(stem parasite) Orobanche indica(root parasite) Cassytha filiform(amarbel)
Example epiphytic root
Orchid
Vanda roxburghii
Types of stem
Strong stem
Weak stem
Types of strong stem
Caudex
Culum
Types of weak stem
Trailox
Creeping
Climber
Example of caudex
Palm
Coconut
Example of culum
Bamboo(bamboosa indica)
Types of trailox stem
Prostrate
Decumbent
Diffuse
Example of trailox/trailing stem
Tridex
Example of prostrate stem
Evolvulus
Example of decumbent stem
Portulaca
Tridax
Lindenbergia
Example of diffuse stem
Boerhevia
Example of creeping stem
Doob grass
Example of climber stem
Wild pea(by tendrils) Bougainvilea(by hairs)
Modification of stem underground
Rhizome
Corm
Bulb
Tuber
Example of rhizome
Ginger(gingiber oficinalis)
Turmeric(curcuma domestica)
Example of corm
Colocasia
Alocasia
Zamikand
Example of bulb
Garlic(alium sativum)
Onion(alium sepa)
Example of tuber
Potato(solanum tuberosum)
Sub arial modification of stem
Runner
Stolon
Offset
Sucker
Example of runner
Oxalis
Strawberry
Example of stolon
Wild strawberry
Peppermint (menta piperita)
Example of offset
Tulip
Lily
Example of sucker
Banana
Pineapple
Crysenthemum
Aerial modification of stem
Stem tendril
Thorn
Phylloclade
Cladode
Example of tendrils
Pumpkin
Watermelon
Cucumber
Example of axillary bud in tendrils
Passion flower
Example of terminal bud
Vitus vinifera
Types of tendrils
Terminal buds
Axillary buds
Example of thorn
Pomegranate
Datura
Lemon
Example of phalloclade
Cactus(opuntia dillenii)
Example of cladode
Asparagus recemosus Buture broom(ruscus aculeatus)
Swollen leaf base
Called-Pulvinous
Example-mangifera indica(mango)
Family papilionaceae
Found in dicot
Monocot leaf
Sheathing leaf base
Petiole present
Petiolate
Petiole absent
Sessile
Lamina
Leaf base
Types of leaf Venation
Parellel
Reticulate
Parts of leaf
Stipule Petiole Midrib Lamina(leaf base) Leaf apex Leaf margin Veins Veinlets
EXample of parellel venation
Found in monocot-banana
Exception smilex(reticulate)
Yam
Example of reticulate Venation
Found in dicots
Exception-callophyllum(parellel)
Types of parellel and reticulate venations
Unicostate
Multicostate
Example of parellel unicostate venation
Banana
Ginger
Example of parellel multicostate venation
Convergent-Wheat Sugarcane Grass Divergent-fan palm Coconut
Example of unicostate reticulate venation
Mango
Guava
Peepal
Example of multicostate reticulate venation
Convergent-tejpat
Divergent-caster(ricinus communis)
Types of leafs
Simple
Compound
Types of compound leaf
Pinnately
Palmately
Types of pinnately compound leaf
Unipinnate
Bipinnate
Tripinnate
Decompound
Types of unipinnate compund leaf
Peripinnate
Imperipinnate
Example of peripinnate compound leaf
Temerendus indicus(imli)
Examples of imperipinnate
Rose
Neem(azadiracta indica)
Examples of bipinnate
Acacia arabica(babool) Mimosa pudica(laajwanti)
Example of tripinnate compound leaf
Morianga drum stick
Example of decompound
Carrot(dacus carrota) Coriandrum sativum(corriander)
Types of palmately compound leaf
Unifoliate
Bifoliate
Unifoliate example
Citrus
Orange
Bifoliate example
Bigonia
Trifoliate example
Belpatra
Multifoliate example
Silk cotton tree
Types of phyllotaxy(arrangement of leaves)
Alternate
Opposite
Whorled
Types of opposite phyllotaxy
Opposite decussate
Opposite superposed
Example of alternate
China rose
Sunflower
Examples of opposite decussate
Calostropis procera
Opposite superposed
Guava
Whorled example
Altsonia