DENDROLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Dicotyledons or dicots are flowering plants whose seed contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. They have a tap root system. Leaves in dicots have reticulate or net venation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Eudicots have two cotyledons in their seeds, netted venation in their leaves (Figure 8.1. 4), flower parts in multiples of 4 or 5 (4-merous or 5-merous, see Figure 8.1. 5), and vascular bundles in the stem arranged in a radial pattern like spokes of a wheel.

Detailed explanation-3: -Leaf veins – monocots show parallel venation, whereas dicots display reticulated venation. Roots – monocots have fibrous (adventitious) roots, dicots have a main tap root with lateral branches. Floral organs – monocots have flower parts in multiples of three, dicots in multiples of four or five.