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Family Brassicaceae
- 2. Family Brassicaceae Prepared by: Asad Khan Roll No: B-01 5th Semester BS Botany
- 3. Introduction Mustard (Sarson) family. 350 genera and 2500 spp. Characterized by presence of cruciform (Cross like) Corolla. Old name of this family is Cruciferae
- 4. Distribution Cosmopolitan (Found all over the world) Especially in temperate regions of the world.
- 6. Plant Habit Mostly annual and perennial herbs. Few shrubs Rarely trees
- 7. Roots Fibrous and tuberous tap roots Fibrous tap root (Brassica campestris) Tuberous tap root (Raphanus sativus and Brassica rapa)
- 8. Stem Herbaceous Condensed (Raphanus sativus- Radish)
- 9. Leaf Simple Soft Petiolate Exstipulate
- 11. Inflorescence Raceme Corymb Corymbose Raceme
- 12. Flower Complete Actinomorphic Hermaphrodite Regular Hypogynous (ovary superior) Pedicellate Cruciform
- 13. Calyx Sepals 4 Polysepalous (free) 2+2 arranged in two whorls Green
- 14. Corolla Petals 4 Free (polypetalous) Cruciform Colored
- 15. Androecium Stamens 6 4 long and 2 short Free Tetradynamous Filamentous
- 16. Gynoecium Bicarpellary Syncarpus Unilocular or bilocular due to formation of false septum. Ovary superior
- 17. Fruit Silique Silicule Lomentum (Raphanus sativus)
- 19. Floral Formula and Floral Diagram
- 27. Source of Food Brassica campestris Brassica nopas Brassica oleracea Raphanus sativus
- 28. Source of Edible Oil Brassica campestris Brassica nigra (Kali Rai) Eruca sativa (Tara)
- 29. Medicinal Lepidium sativum (Garden cress) is used to cure: Asthma Cough Bleeding Piles Liver diseases
- 30. Ornamentals Iberis amara Cherianthus cheiri (wall flower)
- 31. Reference Book-----Principles of Botany---By Tanveer Ahmad Malik www.slideshare.net www.google.com www.biologydiscussion.com www.biologyboom.com