Family- Liguminosae | General Description in Semi-Technical Terms
Class: 11
Family : Liguminosae | Sub family: Papilionaceae
Papilionaceae is also known as pea family. There are about 600 genera and 1300 species. Widely distributed,abundant in trophical to temperate region. Some economically important members are
- Pisum sativum, PEA - important pulse (DAL)
- Phaseolus vulgaris, BODI - important pulse (DAL)
- Vicia faba, BAKULLA - important pulse (DAL)
- Gycine max, BHATMAS - - important pulse (DAL)
- Arachis hypogea, BADAM - Important for oil and nut
- Cicer arientum, GRAM - - important pulse (DAL)
- Cajanus cajan, ARHAR - important pulse (DAL)
- Delbergia sisso, SISSOO - Important timber
- Lens culinaris, MASURO - important pulse (DAL)
Root: Tap root and branched, root nodules are present which is important for nitrogen fixation.
Stem: Erect or prostrate or climbing, herbaceous or woody (Dalbergia sissoo), branched, angular or cylindrical, solid or fistular, glabrous, green.
Leaf: Stipulate, cauline and ramal, simple or compound, pinnately compound, modified into tendrils, alternate or opposite or sometimes whorled, ovate, entire, acute or mucronate, glabrous, green or glaucous, unicostate, reticulate venation.
Inflorescece: Racemose, receme or panicle or spike or solitary
Flower: bracteate or ebracteate, ebractiolate, pedicellate, complete, zygomorphic, hermaphrodite, pentamerous, papilionaceous, hypogynous or perigynous, white or pink in colour
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