Papilionaceae


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Noun1.Papilionaceae - leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
rosid dicot family - a family of dicotyledonous plants
Fabaceae, family Fabaceae, family Leguminosae, legume family, Leguminosae, pea family - a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
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The sub-family is Papilionaceae, which includes apparently 150 species of legumes.
This situation is found in racemes, spikes, spikelets, and cymes of plant families Caesalpinioideae, Cruciferae, Labiatae, Linaceae, Malvaceae, Orchidaceae, Papilionaceae, Pedaliaceae, Rosaceae, Solanaceae, etc.
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The research project was conducted to study the diversity of family Papilionaceae in the flora of Shishi Koh Valley, Chitral.
16 Acanthaceae Blepharis maderaspatensis (Linn.)Roth 17 Papilionaceae 18 Ulmaceae Celtis biondii Pamp.
Six big families are: Brassicaceae (28 spp.), Gramineae (27 spp.), Papilionaceae (26 spp.), Apiaceae (24 spp.).
It is known as "king of oilseed crop" is believed to be native of Brazil (South America) and belongs to the family leguminoceae and sub-family papilionaceae and it is self-pollinated.
Identification of six papilionaceae by epidermal characteristics: Microanalysis of hand-composed mixtures.
For the brazilian cerrado, plants of the legume family (Fabaceae, Papilionaceae) are the preferred native species, especially leguminous shrubs and trees.