Morphology of Flowering Plants

dicotyledonous plants

In the majority of the ________, the direct elongation of the radicle leads to the formation of a primary root which grows inside the soil.

Alstonia

If more than two leaves arise at a node and form a whorl, it is called whorled, as in ________.

borne

The leaf is a lateral, generally flattened structure ________ on the stem.

petiole help

The ________ hold the blade to light.

Example

Wheat

Example

Grass, Monstera and Banyan Tree

Example

Citrus, Bougainvillea

A typical leaf consists of three main parts

leaf base, petiole and lamina -

This is usually of three types

alternate, opposite and whorled

Depending on whether the apex gets developed into a flower or continues to grow, two major types of inflorescences are defined

racemose and cymose

Flowers with bracts-reduced leaves found at the base of the pedicel

are called bracteate and those without bracts, ebracteate