Question

The family Fabaceae is alternatively of
a. Leguminosae
b. Solanaceae
c. Compositae
d. Malvaceae

Answer 1

The family Fabaceae is the largest family of flowering plants which consists of a number of genera and over 19,400 species. The plants and crops that belong to the family of Fabaceae have great economic importance and are cultivated worldwide.

Complete answer:
The family of Fabaceae is commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family. This family is alternatively known as Leguminosae. This family is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The plants belong to the family can be easily recognized by their fruit or legume and their compound, stipulated leaves.

The family is distributed widely. This family is the third-largest family of the land plant according to their number of species, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae. The family of Fabaceae is the most common found in the tropical rainforests and the dry forests of America and Africa.

The plants belong to this family possess dicotyledons and taproot with root nodules and its stem is erect or climber type. The leaves present in the family of Fabaceae are petiolate, pinnately compound or simple, and stipulate and its flowers are complete, bisexual, zygomorphic, hypogynous.

The plants of this family are unique and have great economic value as they are important commercially. Its roots contain nitrogen-fixing symbiotic bacteria which are able to fix nitrogen or ammonia. Various pulses like gram, moong, soya bean are the main source of food. Mulethi plant belongs to this family famous for its medicinal value while soya bean and groundnuts are used to extract oil that is used for cooking.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Additional information:
- Solanaceae is the family of nightshades flowering plants consisting of plants such as tomato, potato, brinjal, peppers etc.
- Compositae is also known as daisy family with large numbers of flowering plants.
- Malvaceae or the mallow family consists of important plants such as okra, cotton, cacao, hibiscus etc.

Note: The family of Fabaceae is the family of legume, pea, or bean which is the largest family of flowering plants. This family is also known as Leguminosae. About 751 genera and about 19,000 known species belong to this family. It includes trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants. The plants of this family are economically important.