Describe in detail the morphology of Asphodelaceae ALOE FAMILY.(include floral diagram and floral formula if possible and in tabular form please)
Family Asphodelaceae
Vegetative Characters |
Stem | Fibrous and woody |
Leaf | Mostly basal but may be terminal in some forms, simple, alternate with parallel venation. | |
Plant | Succulent perennial herbs, shrubs and few woody trees | |
Floral Characters |
Inflorescence | Aggregated/ recemose |
Flower | Bisexual, usually actinomorphic, rarely zygomorphic | |
Perianth | Tepals free or joined when joined 2 whorled (3+3), isomerous; sepaloid and petaloid or petaloid, valvate aestivation, green violet, white or purple flowers | |
Androecium | all equal, free of perianth, Six stamens (3 + 3) | |
Gynoecium | Tricarpellary, syncarpous, superior ovary, trilocular with many ovules, axile placentation | |
Fruit | Capsule, rarely berry; endospermous seed | |
Floral Formula | ||
Floral Diagram |