Question

about leguminous plants?

Answer 1

Main characteristics of leguminous plants-

1) Hypogynous ovary
2) Gynoecium monocarpellary
3) Unilocular ovary
4) Marginal placentation
5) Mainly Zygomorphic, sometime actinomorphic

Leguminosae family is divided into 3 sub-families
1) Papilionoideae or Fabaceae
example - pea, gram

2) Caesalpinoideae
example - gulmohur, cassia

3) Mimosoideae
example - Acacia