Plant Family Apocynaceae

Apocynaceae Description Distribution A family of 300 genera and nearly 2000 species distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of both hemispheres, represented in Pakistan by 6 native genera (with 6 species) and 13 cultivated genera (with 20 species). Detailed DescriptionTrees, shrubs or twiners, sometimes herbs, with milky juice. Leaves opposite or whorled, rarely alternate or spiral, simple, entire, sometimes glandular on the entire midrib or at the base of the .midrib, stipulate or exstipulate. Inflorescence axillary or of terminal dichasial cymes or racemes. Flowers bisexual, regular, bracteate or apparently ebracteate. Calyx- (4-)

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Plant Family Annonaceae

Annonaceae Description

Distribution: A family of about 120 genera and 2100 species, distributed mainly in the tropics of Old and New World, usually at lower altitudes; represented by 4 genera and 6 species in Pakistan, all except Miliusa are cultivated.
Detailed DescriptionTrees, shrubs or rarely woody climbers, often aromatic; indumentum (if present) of simple or stellate hairs or sc

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Plant Family Anacardiaceae

Anacardiaceae  Description Distribution: A tropical family of 55 genera and c. 500 species occurring in the Mediterranean region, S.W., C. & E. Asia and America. Represented in Pakistan by 8-9 genera and c. 23 species, of which half the taxa are cultivated, the commonest of these being the edible mango (Mangifera indica) and the pepper tree (Schinus molle). Detailed Description  Trees or shrubs, often polygamo-dioecious or monoecious and with an acrid or milky juice. Leaves us

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Plant Family Amaryllidaceae

Amaryllidaceae Description Distribution A family of over 80 genera and 1000 species. Represented in Pakistan by 3 wild genera and 4 species. Besides these many other species are cultivated in Pakistan for their attractive flowers. Detailed Description Plants with bulbs, corms or rhizomes. Leaves radical or cauline; linear to lanceolate. Flowers on a scape or on the main stem in clusters o

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Plant Family Amaranthaceae

Amaranthaceae DescriptionDistribution  A large and almost exclusively tropical family of some 65 genera and over 1000 species, including many cosmopolitan “weeds” and a large number of xerophytic plants. Description Annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs, rarely scandent. Leaves simple, alternate or opposite, exstipulate, entire or almost so. Inflorescence a dense head, loose or spike-like thyrse, spike, raceme or panicle, basically cy

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Plant Family Alismataceae

Alismataceae Description General/Distribution A cosmopolitan family of 12 genera and about 90 species. Only 4 genera and 8 species are reported from West Pakistan .Detailed DescriptionAnnual or perennial, amphibious herbs with laticiferous ducts. Rhizome mostly stout, short, with adventitious fibrous root

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Plant Family Alliaceae

Alliaceae DescriptionDistribution A family of 30 genera and about 700 species. Represented in Pakistan by one genus, Allium. Most workers include the family Alliaceae in Liliaceae or some in Amaryllidaceae but it is better placed separately. Deatiled d

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