Question
Biology Question on Kingdom Plant
Bentham and Hooker in their system of classification placed Family Leguminosae under
A
Thalamiflorae
B
Disciflorae
C
Calyciflorae
D
Gamopetalae
Answer
Calyciflorae
Explanation
Solution
Bentham and Hooker were closely associated with Royal Botanical Garden at Kew, England. They gave an outstanding Natural system of classification which was published in three volumes in Genera Plantarum. They divided Phanerogams into divisions Dicotyledons, Gymnospermae and Monocotyledons. They placed Family Leguminosae in order Rosales and Series Calyciflorae of Sub Class Polype(alae under the Class Dicotyledons. They divided three subfamilies in Leguminosae viz Papilionoideae, Caesalpinoideae and Mimosoideae.