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Details Title: systematics families Description: Monocots Total Flash Cards: 12 Created: 10/26/2005 09:44:08	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Five subclasses of Liliopsida: Definition Alismatidae Arecidae Zingiberidae Liliidae Commelinidae Term Monocot similarities: Definition Parallel veins, embryo w/ single cotyledon, sieve cell plastids w/ several cuneate protein crystals, stems w/ scattered vasc. bundles & adventitious roots, 3-merous flowers w/ 2 whorls, herbaceous exc. palm trees, bamboos, yucca *monophyletic, evolved from primitive dicots* *Acorus is the oldest genus, basal monocot. Term Acoraceae Definition most basal family* aromatic perennials, small perfect flowers w/ 6 tepals, 6 stamens, ethereal oils* used in chinese herbal medicine Term Piperaceae Definition Spikes w/ scattered vasc. bundles similar to monocots, source of pepper Term Aristolochiaceae Definition sieve plate w/ protein crystals like monocots, 3 merous Term Orchidaceae Definition second largest family *perennial herbs, terrestrial or epiphytes, leaves simple, sheathing, sometimes attached to pseudobulb, 3-merous, Caz3Coz3A1or(2)(3)/G(3) perfect, epigynous Term Orchidaceae tepals Definition 3 sepals- 2 lateral sepals, 1 dorsal* * 3 petals, 2 similar, labellum dissimilar Term Orchidaceae tepals Definition 3 sepals- 2 lateral sepals, 1 dorsal* * 3 petals, 2 similar, labellum dissimilar Term Orchidaceae reproductive parts Definition Flowers resupinate (ovary upside down so that labellum serves as landing platform) *Pollen clustered into pollinia connected to VISCIDIUM (sticky glandular structure, part of stigma)* The ROSTELLUM (sterile, central stigma lobe) seperates the antehr and functional stigma Term Orchidaceae Fruit/seeds Definition Fruit is capsule with thousands of seeds. G3:1:many, parietal *most seeds do not germinate* requires compatible mycorrhizal fungus after germination for seeds, supplies nutrients to orchid seedling, will germinate on nutrient agar. Term Orchidaceae subfamilies Definition Apostasoideae, cypripedioideae, orchidoideae, vanilloideae** Economic uses: ornamentals, vanilla planifolia> only crop of the family Term Liliaceae Definition herbaceous, bulbs, rhizomes, corms, sometimes shrubs & woody vines. Leaves are simple, linear, parallel venation. Flowers are perfect, actinomorphic, peri, hypo, or epigynous.*Fruit a capsule or berry, Gynoecium is 3 carpellate, 3 locules, 1-many, axile plac. Trillium, daffodil, lily, tulip, allium