Violaceae Flashcards
1
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Habit
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Herbs; mostly shrubs, trees and lianas in tropics
2
Q
Leaves
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Alternate or basal rosette, simple to lobed, entire to serrate. Typically cordate. Palmate to pinnate venation, stipules present.
3
Q
Inflorescence
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Raceme, sometimes a solitary flower
4
Q
Flowers
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Showy, typically bilateral and bisexual. Sometimes cleistogamous
5
Q
Calyx & Corolla
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5 sepals. 5 petals
6
Q
Stamens & Carpels
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5 stamens (forming ring around the gynoecium. Anthers with nectar glands. 3 carpels
7
Q
Ovary
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Superior
8
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Placentation
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Parietal
9
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Fruit
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3-segmented loculicidal capsule. Seeds frequently arillate, explosively dispersed.
