The garlic (Allium sativum) flower belongs to the Liliaceae family.

Monocotyledonous plants are usually represented by the Liliaceae family, also known as the “Lily family”. Perennial herbs with rhizomes, corms, or other underground bulbs constitute vegetative characteristics. It is available worldwide.

Most leaves have parallel venation and are alternating, linear, and basal.

The following are floral characteristics of the Liliaceae family:

• Inflorescence: Solitary/cymose; frequently umbellate clusters
• Flower: Actinomorphic and bisexual
• Six perianth tepal (3+3), frequently fused into a tube; valvate aestivation
• Androecium: Six stamens, 3+3 epitepals
• Gynoecium: Tricarpellary, syncarpous, superior ovary, trilocular with multiple ovules, axile placentation
• Fruit: Capsule and, occasionally, berry
• Seed: Endosperms

Numerous members of this family of plants are useful as ornamentals (Gloriosa, tulip), medicine vegetables (Asparagus), sources (Aloe), and colchicine (Colchicum autumnale).

Read Also:

• Solanaceae, Fabaceae, Liliaceae: Family Description
• Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Poaceae – Angiosperm Families
• Flashcards for NEET Biology – Morphology of Flowering Plants

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