Family Rosaceae
Prepared By: Safi Ullah
Roll No: B-11
5th semester
BS Botany

Rosaceae
• This family includes about 115 genera and 3200 species.

Distribution
• Plants belong to this family are cosmopolitan ( found all over the world)
• Mostly found in temperate and colder regions.

Vegetative Characters
• Plant Habit:
1. Mostly trees
2. Few shrubs
3. Rarely herbs

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Roots:
FibrousTap Root
Branched

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Stem
Erect or Creeping
Woody or Herbaceous
Spiny
Node and internodes are present

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Leaf
Simple or Compound
Alternate
Petiolate
Stipulate

FLORAL CHARACTERS
INFLORESCENCE:
Racemose
Cymose
Solitary

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Flower
Complete
Actinomorphic
Hermaphrodite
Regular
Bracteate
Hypogynous( Fragaria), Perigynous(Prunus), Epigynous(Pyrus)

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CALYX
Sepals 5
Gamosepalous
Green

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Corolla
5 or numerous
Polypetalous
Colored

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Androecium
5 to numerous
Free

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Gynoecium
1-many
Syncarpous
Bi- Multilocular
Axile placentation

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Fruit
Pome (Pyrus)
Drupe (Prunus)
Achenes or Follicles

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Seed
Exalbuminous with small embryo.

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Pollination
By insects

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Floral Formula

Important Genera
1. Prunus persica-aru
2. Prunus domestica-alucha
3. Prunus amygdalus-badaam
4. Prunus armeniaca-khubani
5. Pyrus communis-apple
6. Rosa indica-gulab
7. Rubus fruiticosus-blackberry
8. Fragaria chiolensis-strawbeerry

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE
Source of Food
Pyrus communis, Prunus persica, Eriobotrya japonica and Fragaria chiolensis
etc. are used as a food

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Source of Medicine
The petals of Rosa damascena are used to form Gulkand.
The seed oil of Prunus amygdalus is used as tonic.

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Industrial Use
The bark of Quillaja saponaria is used in preparing Shampoos.
Oils of roses obtained from the petals of Rosa damascena which is used in
perfumery.

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Ornamentals
Rosa indica and Rosa damascena are grown as ornamental plants in
gardens.

Reference
• Principles of Botany byTanveer Ahmad Malik
• www.google.com
• www.Wikipedia.org
• www.slideshare.net