In this article we will discuss about the process of reproduction with the help of diagrams. Funaria is monoecious and protandrous. A young plant to begin with produces antheridia at its apex (Fig. 4.1 A) and on a branch appear archegonia. Towards maturity, the branch bearing a developing sporophyte (Fig. 4.1G) tends to dominate and its main stem becomes inconspicuous, [...]
In this article we will discuss about the process of reproduction in sphagnum with the help of diagrams. Sphagnum can be dioecious as well as monoecious; but antheridia occur on different branches. Initially, the sexual branches are in the capitulum but due to elongation of the main stem they are isolated. The antheridial branches (Fig. 4.5B) are specialized divergent branches [...]
In this article we will discuss about the morphology of marsilea with the help of a suitable diagram. The genus Marsilea with about 60-65 species is distributed in temperate as well as tropical regions. Most of the species occur in Australia and about ten species have been recorded from India. Marsilea has a slender creeping, dichotomously branched rhizome of indefinite [...]