Class 11 Biology · Morphology of Flowering Plants · Description of Some Important Families
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Take one flower each of families Fabaceae and Solanaceae and write its semitechnical description. Also draw their floral diagrams after studying them.
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$(1)$ Family Fabaceae/Papilionaceae (pea plant)
Fabaceae/Papilionaceae is a sub-family of the Leguminoseae family.
Vegetative features:
Habit: Pinnately compound, alternately arranged with leaf tendrils with the pulvinus present at the leaf base along folacious stipules.
Root: Tap root system with root nodules.
Floral features:
Inflorescence: Racemose, generally axial than terminal
Flower: Zygomorphic and bisexual flowers are found
Calyx: It contains five sepals which are gamosepalous while aestivation is imbricate.
Corolla: It contains five petals (polypetalous) with vexillary aestivation.
Androecium: It consists of ten anthers that are diadelphous with dithecous anthers.
Gynoecium: Monocarpellary superior ovary which is unilocular with marginal placentation.
Fruit: Legume pod with non-endospermic seeds
Floral formula:
Economic importance: Peas are used as vegetables for making various culinary preparations.
$(2)$ Flowers of Solanum nigrum
Family Solanaceae
Vegetative features:
Habit: Erect, herbaceous plant
Leaves: Simple, exstipulate leaves with reticulate venation Stem:
Erect stem with numerous branches.
Floral features:
Inflorescence: Solitary and axillary
Flowers: Actinomorphic, bisexual flowers
Calyx: Calyx is composed of five sepals that are united and persistent. Aestivation is valvate.
Corolla: Corolla consists of five united petals with valvate aestivation.
Androecium: It consists of five epipetalous stamens.
Gynoecium: It consists of bicarpellary syncarpous superior ovary with axile placentation.
Fruits: Berry
Seeds: Numerous, endospermous
Floral formula:
Economic importance: Used for medicinal purposes.


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| Gynoecium Characteristics | Fabaceae | Solanaceae | Liliaceae |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpels | Monocarpellary,ovary unilocular | Bicarpellary,syncarpous | Tricarpellary,syncarpous |
| Ovary | Superior,unilocular | Superior,bilocular | Superior,trilocular |
| Placentation | Marginal | Axile | Axile |
| Floral Formula (Gynoecium part) | $G_{1}$ | $\underline{G}_{(2)}$ | $\underline{G}_{(3)}$ |
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