Botany is the branch of biology that deals with the study of plants, including their structure, physiology, reproduction, and biochemical processes.
Botany is a very vast and comprehensive science and is divided into various major branches such as morphology, histology, physiology, plant anatomy, genetics, cytology, taxonomy, ecology, paleobotany, plant geography, etc.
The scope of botany and its consequent importance is vast and immense. For the very existence of not only human beings but also all animals, plants are necessary.
The study of botany forms a necessary informational background for students preparing for careers in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, bacteriology, pharmacology, soil conservation, and other related fields.
Laminaria is a highly developed parenchymatous marine brown alga of the family Laminariales. It is mostly found in the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific Oceans. The species of Laminaria are…
Polysiphonia is a filamentous marine red alga of the family Rhodomelaceae. Class: Rhodophyceae Sub-Class: Florideae Order: Ceramiales Family: Rhodomelaceae Genus: Polysiphonia Salient Features of Polysiphonia The salient features of Polysiphonia…
Oscillatoria is a common genus of Cyanobacteria or blue-green algae. According to Desikachary (1959); Class: Cyanophyceae Order: Nostocales Family: Oscillatoriaceae Genus: Oscillatoria Salient Features of Oscillatoria The salient features of…
Nostoc is the most common genus of Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae). It is found in both terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Nostoc is also known as star jelly or spit of the…
Polytrichum is one of the largest mosses and a genus of the order Polytrichales. Division: Bryophyta Class: Bryopsida Sub-Class: Bryidae Order: Polytrichales Family: Polytrichaceae Genus: Polytrichum Distribution of Polytrichum Gametophyte…
Chara is a multicellular submerged freshwater green alga of the class Charophyceae. It is usually found in freshwater ponds, lakes, tanks, etc. On the surfaces of the Chara, cyanobacteria have…
Funaria, a genus of mosses (a group of non-vascular flowerless plants) in the order Funariales, is widely distributed all over the world. Division: Bryophyta Class: Bryopsida Sub-Class: Bryidae Order: Funariales…
Anthoceros, a genus of hornworts (a group of non-vascular embryophytes) in the order Anthocerotales, is widely distributed, mainly in tropical and temperate regions of the world. Division: Bryophyta Class: Anthocerotopsida Order:…
Marchantia, a genus of thallose liverworts in the order Marchantiales, is widely distributed all over the world. Division: Bryophyta Class: Hepaticopsida Order: Marchantiales Family: Marchantiaceae Genus: Marchantia Distribution of Marchantia…
Riccia, a genus of thallose liverworts in the order Marchantiales, is widely distributed both in tropical and temperate regions of the world. Division: Bryophyta Class: Hepaticopsida Order: Marchantiales Family: Ricciaceae…