Some important Ranunculaceae of Odisha, India
Sanjeet Kumar Ravenshaw University, Cuttack sanjeet.biotech@gmail.com Plants belongs to ranunculaceae are herbs, shrubs and climbers. Usually stems are woody. Leaves are alternate, opposite, simple or compound and stipules usually absent or represented by petioler sheaths. Flowers are bisexual or unisexual. Bracts are very rare. Sepals are 5 or more. Stemans are hypogynous and usually many. Carpels are usually many and ovary superior. Fruits are berries, follicles and aggregate of distinct achenes. Seeds are albuminous and small. The genera found in Odisha are: Clematis: climber; leaves opposite and terminal leaflets normal. Naravelia : climber; leaves opposite and terminal leaflets transformed into a tendril. Ranunculus: Erect herb; leaves are alternate and petals present. Thalictrum: Erect herb; leaves alternate, pinnately or ternately decomposed. The important species found in Odisha are: · C. smilacifolia · C. gouriana ·