BABU MEDICAL ACADEMY

COMPARITIVE ACCOUNT OF FABACEAE, SOLANACEAE, LILIACEAE

FABACEAE
System atic
Position

SOLANACEAE 86/2200
( Potato family)

LILIACEAE 254/4075

Dicotyledonae
Polypetalae
Calyciflorae
Rosales

Dicotyledonae
Gamoppetalae
Bicarpellatae
Polymoneales

Monocotyledonae

Mesophytes, World wide

Mesophytes, World wide

SHERB
TREE

Arachis,cicer,crotolaria,glycine,
phaseolous,pisum,Lathyrus,Trigonella
Cajanus,Derris indica
Dalberjia,Ptzerocarpus

Atropa,capscicum,Datura,
Nicotiana,Petunia,solanum
Cestrum
-----------------

CLIMBerS
Tendrillar
Corm
Rhizome
Cladophylls
protiens

Dolichos
Pisum,lethyrou
-----------------------------------------Red gram, black gram,gound nut etc

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Mesophytes & xerophytes, World

wide
Allium cepa ,A.sativum,Aloe
vera,colchicum,Gloriosa,Lilium
Asparagus,Dracena
Some Species of
Dracena,Yucca,Aloe
-------------------Gloriosa,smilax
colchicum
colchicum
Ruscus,Asparagus
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Edible oil
Vegetables

Soya beans, ground nut

Pods of bean,soya beans,seeds of
garden pea,ground nut, menthi leaves
Red sanders, Indian rose wood
sunhemp
Indigofera tinctoria(blue)
Butea monosperma (yellow)

-------------Tomato,brinjal,potato

----------Allium cepa, Asparagus

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Agave,yucca
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Class:
Sub class :
Series :
Order :

450/8500

Coronariae
liliaceae

HABITAT
HABIT

Economic
importance

Distribution:
Herb:

Timber
Fiber
Dye

Medicine

Derris indica

Belladona,Aswagandha,makoi
(s.nigrum)
-------

Aloe,gloriosa,smilax,scilla

Fodder
Green
manura
Spices
Alkaloids
Petro plant
ornamental

Crotolaria , phaseolus
Sesbania tephrosia

Chillies
Nicotine(tobacco)

Allium sativum
colchicine

Petunia,night queen,day king

Tulip,lilium,Asparagus,gloriosa

Leaves

cauline

cauline

Alternate
stipulate
Petiole- Pulvinate
Simple or pinnately compound

Alternate
exstipulate
Petiole-admate
Simple or rarely pinnately
compound
Reticulate venation

Mostly radical
Cauline(smilax,gloriosa)
Alternate
Exstipulate
Simple petiole
Simple

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Derris indica(kanuga)

Reticulate venation
Inflorascenca

Mostly receme

Flower

Bracteate
Bracteolate or Ebracteolate
Pedicillate
Complete
Zygomorphic
Bisexual
Pentamerous
Perigynous

Cymose
Solitary cyme- axillary(solanum)
Solitary cyme- terminal(Datura)
Panicle(tobacco)
Bracteate or Ebracteate
Ebracteolate
Pedicillate
Complete
Actinimorphic
Bisexual
Pentamerous
Hypogynus

Parallel venation
Reticulate in smilax
Solitary cyme or umbel or recem

Bracteate
Ebracteolate
Pedicillate
Complete
Actinimorphic
Bisexual
Trimerous
Hypogynus

Calyx

Corolla

Androecium

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5-gamosepalous
Odd sepal anterior

5-gamosepalous
Odd sepal anterior

Valvate aestivation
5-polypetalus
Vexillary aestivation(descendingly
imbricate)
Papilionaceous(1 posterior+2 lateral+2
anterior)
10
Diadelphous
Monoadulphous in arachis and
crotolaria

Valvate aestivation
5-gamopetalus
Valvate
Twisted in datura

Gynoecium

Dithecous
Dorsifixed
Introrse
Monocarpellary

Placentation
Style
Stigma
Polynation

Uniloculor
Half-superior
Marginal-many ovules
Single-long- terminal
Simple
protandrous

Fruit

entamophilous
Legume(pod)

Seeds

One to many
2 cotledons

3+3-gamotapalous
Odd tepal-outer whorl anterior
Odd tepal- inner whorl posterior
Valvate aestivation
Polyphilus or gamo phallus

5
No cohesion

3+3
No cohesion

Alternate with petals

epipetals
Dithecous
Basifixed
introrse
Bicarpellary
syncarpous
Biloculor
Superior
Axile-many ovules
Single - terminal
Capitate
protandrous

Epiphyllous or free

entamophilous
Berrycapsicum,solanum,lycopercicum
Capsule-Datura,tobacco
Mamy
2 cotledons

Dithecous
Basifixed
Introrse
Tricarpellary
syncarpous
Triloculor
Superior
Axile-many ovules
Single terminal
Capitate trifid
Protandrous- allium
Protogynous-colchicum
Entamophilous
Capsule
Berry in asparagus
Many
1 cotledon

Non endospermic

Endospermic

Endospermic
Polyembryony