2.6.1.2 - Angiosperm Families - Class Eudicotyledones

Class Eudicotyledones

two cotyledons in one seed

Class Eudicotyledones

netted veins in leaf

Class Eudicotyledones

vascular bundles arranged in a ring

Class Eudicotyledones

taproot system

Family Cucurbitaceae

Class Eudicotyledones, vine with a tendril per node, palmate leaves spirally alternate

solitary/axillary, unisexual, regular, inferior, parietal, pepo

Family Cucurbitaceae has _______ inflorescence, ______ flowers, _______ symmetry, ________ ovary, ________ placentation, _______ fruit

Momordica, Cucurbita pepo

Family Cucurbitaceae, staminate and pistillate flowers

Family Fabaceae

Class Eudicotyledones, herbs, shrubs, trees, vines, have symbiotic mycorrhiza

Family Fabaceae

Class Eudicotyledones, compound leaves arranged alternate, swollen base of petiole

solitary, bisexual, regular to irregular, superior, marginal, legume

Family Fabaceae has _______ or inflorescence, ______ flowers, _______ symmetry, ________ ovary, ________ placentation, usually _______ fruit

Arachis

Family Fabaceae, pinnately compound obovate leaves, herbaceous, stoloniferous

faboid/papilionoid

Arachis has a ______ flower symmetry

Clitoria

Family Fabaceae, trifoliate elliptic obtuse leaves, creeping vine

faboid/papilionoid

Clitoria has a ______ flower symmetry

Pterocarpus indicus

Family Fabaceae, tree, unipinnately compound leaves

faboid/papilionoid, samara

Pterocarpus indicus has a ______ flower symmetry and _____ fruit

Gliricidia

Family Fabaceae, medium sized tree, unipinnately compound leaves

faboid/papilionoid, legume

Gliricidia has a ______ flower symmetry and _____ fruit

Caesalpinia

Family Fabaceae, bipinnately compound leaves, long pedicels

caesalpinoid

Caesalpinia has a ______ flower symmetry

Senna

Family Fabaceae, unipinnately compound leaves

caesalpinoid

Senna has a ______ flower symmetry

Mimosa pudica

Family Fabacae, herbaceous or shrub, creeping, binnately compound leaves

mimosoid, loment

Mimosa pudica has a ______ flower and a ______ fruit

Leucaena

Family Fabaceae, small tree or shrub, bipinnately compound leaves

mimosoid, legume

Leucaena has a ______ flower and a _____ fruit

Family Euphorbiaceae

Class Eudicotyledones, shrub or woody vine with sticky milk latex

Family Euphorbiaceae

Class Eudicotyledones, simple leaves with long petioles arranged in alternate

cyme. unisexual, regular, superior, axile/apical, capsule/drupe/berry/samara

Family Euphorbiaceae has _______ inflorescence, ______ flowers, _______ symmetry, ________ ovary, ________ placentation, usually _______ fruit

Acalypha

Family Euphorbiaceae, catkin/ ament inflorescence

Jatropha

Family Euphorbiaceae, cyme inflorescence

Manihot

Family Euphorbiaceae, palmately compound leaves, variable inflorescence (raceme or raceme/panicle surrounding a central panicle)

Family Malvaceae

Class Eudicotyledones, simple leaves arranged in alternate, mucilaginous sap

solitary/cyme, pentamerous bisexual, regular, superior, axile/parietal, capsule/follicle/berry

Family Malvaceae has _______ inflorescence, ______ flowers, _______ symmetry, ________ ovary, ________ placentation, usually _______ fruit

staminal tube

Family Malvaceae has a _______ (fused stamen)

Hibiscus

Family Malvaceae, shrub, lanceolate leaves

Abelmoschus

Family Malvaceae, shrub, palmately lobed leaves

Ceiba

Family Malvaceae, tree, palmately compound leaves

Family Rutaceae

Class Eudicotyledons, aromatic shrubs, shiny leaves with glandular oil glands

soitary/cyme/raceme, bisexual, regular, superior, marginal/axile, hesperidium

Family Rutaceae has _______ inflorescence, ______ flowers, _______ symmetry, ________ ovary, ________ placentation, usually _______ fruit

Citrus

Family Rutaceae, winged petiole and leaves with glandular dots

Family Lamiaceae

Class Eudicotyledons, herbs, four-angled stem, simple leaves arranged in opposite (decussate)

solitary/verticils. bisexual, bilabiate, superior, basal, schizocarp

Family Lamiaceae has _______ inflorescence, ______ flowers, _______ symmetry, ________ ovary, ________ placentation, usually _______ fruit with four nutlets

Coleus

Family Lamiaceae, four-angled stem in cross section, leaves arranged opposite

Family Apocynaceae

Class Eudicotyledons, simple, entire leaves arranged in opposite and decussate without stipules, with milky sap

large bisexual, pollinia

Family Apocynaceae has ______ flowers and ______

pollinia

pollen grains forming hardened masses in Family Apocyanaceae

Allamanda

Family Apocyanaceae, shrub, whorled phyllotaxy

capsule

Allamanda has a ________ fruit

Tabernamontana

Family Apocyanaceae, small shrub, opposite phyllotaxy

follicle

Tabernamontana has a ________ fruit

Family Rubiaceae

Class Eudicotyledones, trees and shrubs, simple leaves arranged in opposite, with stipules at nodes

cyme, bisexual, regular, inferior, parietal/axile, berry/drupe

Family Rubiaceae has usually _______ inflorescence, ______ flowers, _______ symmetry, ________ ovary, ________ placentation, _______ fruit

corymbose cyme, terminal

Ixora from Rubiaceae has ______ inflorescence and ______ flowers

Mussaenda

Family Rubiaceae, calycophyll leaves enlarged colorful sepals

cyme, terminal

Mussaenda from Rubiaceae has ______ inflorescence and ______ flowers

axillary

Coffea from Rubiaceae has ______ flowers

Family Asteraceae

Class Eudicotyledones, herbs, shrubs, vines, simple or compound leaves arranged in alternate

head, unisexual/bisexual, irregular/regular, inferior, achene

Family Asteraceae has usually _______ inflorescence, ______ flowers, _______ symmetry, ________ ovary, _______ fruit

solitary axillary, multiple layers of ray

Chrysanthemum from Asteraceae has ______ inflorescence and ______ flowers

solitary terminal, single layer of ray

Tridax from Asteraceae has ______ inflorescence and ______ flowers

clusters, single row of broad ray

Comos from Asteraceae has ______ inflorescence and ______ flowers

panicle, disc

Vernonia from Asteraceae has ______ inflorescence and ______ flowers