Solanaceae Flashcards
solanaceae commonly called as
potato family
which zones is solanaceae distributed in
tropics
subtropics
temperate
plants
herbs
shrubs
small trees
stem
herbaceous, rarely woody, aerial, erect, cylindrical, branched, solid/hollow, hairy/glabrous
underground stem in potato
leaves
alternate
simple, rarely pinnately compound
exstipulate
reticulate venation
inflorescence
solitary, axillary or cymose (eg. solanum)
flower
bisexual
actinomorphic
calyx
sepals five
united
persistent
valvate aestivation
corolla
petals five
united
valvate aestivation
androecium
stamens five
epipetalous
gynoecium
bicarpellary obligately places
syncarpous
ovary superior
bilocular
axile placentation
placenta swollen with many ovules
fruits
berry / capsule
seeds
many
endospermous
examples of source of food
tomato
brinjal
potato
examples of spice
chilli
