general characters of family fabaceae
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Habit: Annual or perennial. I lerbs. shrubs, vines, or tree.
Roots: Fibrous tap root often develops nodules in herbs. Nitrogen Fixing bacteria live in these nodules.
Stem: Herbaceous or Moody; Cylindrical, tendril climbers.
Leaves: Petiolate; alternate: compound of pinnate type. Stipulate, stipules may be modified into leaves or thrones; parallel venation.
Inflorescence: Racemose or cymose, the flowers are clustered in heads.
Flower: Pedicillate; bracteate: actinomorphic or zygomorphic; regular: complete; hermaphrodite; pentamerous; hypogynous but slightly perigynous
Calyx: 5 or sometime 4 sepals: free or fused green S. Corolla: 5 sometimes 4 petals; free or united. colour
Stamens: j 0 or numerous stamens; polyandrous, in some cases
diadelphous, anther basitlxed. .
Carpel: Monocarpillary: ovary superior, placentation marginal.
Fruits: Legume or sometimes. loment UM. 12. Seed: Non-endospermic seed.
Seed: Non-endospermic seed.
Explanation:
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