Question

Explain the diagnostic floral characters of family Solanaceae with floral formula and floral diagram. Write the botanical name of any two Plants of this family regarding medicinal and edible values. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explain the diagnostic floral characters of family Solanaceae with floral formula and floral diagram. Write the botanical name of any two Plants of this family regarding medicinal and edible values.

Answer 2

Answer:

floral formula is a symbolic representation of different floral parts, their numbers, arrangement pattern and how they are related. The general floral formula of Solanaceae family is as follows:

Floral formula of Solanaceae

Here the symbols represent:

⊕ Actinomorphic (radial symmetry)

⚥ Bisexual

K(5) Calyx – 5 sepals, gamosepalous (united)

C(5) Corolla – 5 petals, gamopetalous

A5 Androecium – 5 stamens, polyandrous (free), epipetalous (attached to petals)

G(2) Gynoecium – bicarpellary, syncarpous (united), superior ovary