1. HABITAT:
Mesophyte with xerophytic adaptation.
2. HABIT : Shrub.
3. ROOT : Not provided.
4. STEM : Herbaceous, aerial, erect, cylindrical,
solid, glabrous with milky latex.
5. LEAF : Cauline (or) ramel, opposite decussate,
subsessile, simple,exstipulate, ovate to eliptical,
entire, acute, glaucus, reticulate unicostate, coriaceous.
6. INFLORESCENCE : Extra axillary, umbelate (or)
dichasial cyme.
7. FLOWER
IN GENERAL : Pedicellate, bracteate, ebracteolate (or) bracteolate, complete, bisexual, actinomorphic,
cyclic, hypogynous, pentamerous,
dichlamydeous and heterochlamydeous.
8. FLOWER
IN DETAIL : 5 Sepals, polysepalous,
asendingly imbricate, 5petals, polypetalous, valvate, 5 , epipetalous
or gynandrous, exerted stamens,
introrse,dithecous anther.
Basifixed
in asclepiadoideae behind the stamens the extentions of coralla are present
called coronary coralla.
The
two anther lobes of adjacent stamens fuses to form a lambda shaped structure
called translator mechanism.
Androecium
fuses with gynoecium to from gynostegium.
Gynoecium
: 2 carpels, bicarpellary, sub-apocarpous, bilocular, superior, marginal
placentation, terminal, fuses with pentagonal disc.
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