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Characteristics of Solanaceae Family

The following are the characteristic features of the Solanaceae family:

Vegetative Characters

• Root System: Taproot system.
• Stem: Erect or climber; Solanaceae includes herbs, shrubs, small trees, and climbers.
• Leaves:  Alternate, simple or pinnately compound (rarely); exstipulate; reticulate venation.

Floral characters

• Inflorescence: Racemose- terminal or axillary raceme; Cymose- solitary in Solanum.
• Flower: Complete, bisexual, actinomorphic, hypogynous.
• Calyx: Five sepals, gamosepalous; valvate aestivation.
• Corolla: Five petals, gamopetalous, valvate aestivation.
• Androecium: Five stamens, epipetalous; anthers basifixed.
• Gynoecium: Syncarpous, bicarpellary, bilocular, superior ovary, axile placentation.
• Fruit: Berry/ capsule.
• Seed: Numerous, endospermous

Characteristics of Liliaceae Family

The following are the important characteristics of the Liliaceae family.

Vegetative Characters

• Root: Fibrous root system.
• Stem: Erect; Liliaceae includes perennial herbs which propagate through bulbs or rhizomes.
• Leaves:  Alternate, simple; exstipulate; parallel venation.

Floral characters

• Inflorescence: Cymose- solitary; umbellate clusters.
• Flower: Complete, bisexual, actinomorphic; hypogynous, perianth present.
• Perianth: Indistinctive sepal and petal; six tepals (3+3), often united tepals; valvate aestivation.
• Androecium: Six stamens in two whorls (3+3).
• Gynoecium: Syncarpous, tricarpellary, trilocular, superior ovary with axile placentation.
• Fruit: Mostly Capsule and sometimes berry.
• Seed: Endospermic seeds.