Distinguish between families - Fabaceae, Solanaceae, Liliaceae on the basis of gynoecium characteristics (with figures). Also write economic importance of any one of the above family.

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The difference between the three families on the bases of characteristics of hynoecium are as follows.

$\begin{matrix} Gynoecium Characteristics & Fabaceae & Solanaceae & Lilliaceae C a r p e l s & M o n o c a r p e l l a r y f r e e, & B i c a r p e l l a r y & T r i c a r p e l l a r y s y n c a r p o u s s i n g l e & S y n c a r p o u s O v a r y & S u p e r i o r u n i l o c u l a r & S u p e r i o r b i l o c u l a r & S u p e r i o r (2 - 4 l o c u l a r i n t o m a t o) O v u l e s & M a r g i n i n t w o & M a n y i n e a c h l o c u l a r & T r i l o c u l a r a l t e r n a t e r o w s P l a c e n t a t i o n & M a r g i n a l & A x i l e & 2 - m a n y o v u l e s i n e a c h l o c u l e s S t y l e & B e n t, s i n g l e & S i m p l e & s i m p l e b u t m a y b e u n i t e d o r s e p e r a t e S t i g m a & S i m p l e a n d c a p i t a t e & S i m p l e a n d l o b e & F r e e o r f u s e d t r i l o b e d F l o r a l f o r m u l a & B r % K_{(5)} G_{1 + 2 + (2)} & - B r ⨁ K_{(5)} G_{5} A_{5} G_{(} 2) - & B r ⨁ P_{3 + 3} A_{3 + 3} G_{(} 3) - A_{1 + (9) + 1} G_{1} - \end{matrix}$

Economic Importance of Fabaceae

Plants of this family are the sources of pulses and edible oils. Dye is extracted from Indigofera which is a plant of this family. It serves as a source of various other products like fibres (sunnhemp), facer(Sesbania and Trifolium), ornamentals (lupin, sweet pea) and medicine (multiathi).

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