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Characteristic venation of many melastomes Osbeckia muralis in Kerala. Melastomataceae (/ m ɛ l ə s t oʊ m ɑː ˈ t eɪ s i ˌ aɪ,-s iː ˌ iː /) is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics (two-thirds of the genera are from the New World tropics) comprising c. 175 genera and c. 5115 known species.
The Rhizophoraceae is a family of tropical or subtropical flowering plants. [2] It includes around 147 species distributed in 15 genera. [3] Under the family, there are three tribes, Rhizophoreae, Gynotrocheae, and Macarisieae. [3]
The cross-section of a barley root. Root morphology is divided into four zones: the root cap, the apical meristem, the elongation zone, and the hair. [5] The root cap of new roots helps the root penetrate the soil.
An antique spurge plant, Euphorbia antiquorum, sending out white rhizomes In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (/ ˈ r aɪ z oʊ m / RY-zohm) [note 1] is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes.
Species name Family Vernacular name Other name Year found Aglaia ceramica: Meliaceae: Amorphophallus titanum: Araceae: Anaphalis javanica: Asteraceae: Aralia javanica
Hibiscus moscheutos. The morphology of Malvales is diverse, with few common characteristics. Among those most commonly encountered are leaf shapes in palmate form, sepals which are connate, and a specific structure and chemical composition of the seeds.
Cormophytes (Cormophyta) is a historical term seldom used today for the plants that are differentiated into roots, stems and leaves.These plants differ from thallophytes, whose body is referred to as the thallus, i.e. a simple body not differentiated into leaves and stems.
The Khasi people do not know when or how the tradition of living root bridges started. In Khasi mythology, their ancestors descended from a living roots ladder that connected heaven and earth, jingkieng ksiar. [12]