Question

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

Answer 1

Number of carpel

* The gynoecium of plants belonging to the Fabaceae family is mono-carpellary, i.e., it is composed of a single carpel.

* The gynoecium of plants belonging to the Solanaceae family is bicarpellary. It is composed of two carpels.

* The gynoecium of plants belonging to the Liliaceae family is tricarpellary. It is composed of three carpels.

Number of locules in ovary

* The plants belonging to the Fabaceae family have an unilocular ovary.

* The plants belonging to the Solanaceae family have a bilocular ovary.

* The plants belonging to the Liliaceae family have a trilocular ovary.

Placentation type

* The members of the Fabaceae family have marginal placentation.

* The members of the Solanaceae family have axile
placentation.

* The members of the Liliaceae family have axile placentation.

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Summary

Criteria	Fabaceae	Solanaceae	Liliaceae
Number of carpels	Monocarpellary	Bicarpellary	Tricarpellary
Number of locule in ovary	Unilocular	Bilocular	Trilocular
Placentation type	Marginal placentation	Axile placentation	Axile placentation

Economic importance of family Fabaceae

The family Fabaceae has economic importance in our life as its members are a source of the following:

* Food like pulses: Gram, moong, soyabean, arhar, sem,

* Edible oil: Groundnut, soyabean

* Dye: Indigofera

* Fibres: Sunhemp

* Fodder: Sesbania, Trifolium

* Ornamentals: Lupin, sweet pea

* Medicine: Muliathi