Parasitic and Aquatic Plants

The first chapter gives importance of plants. The second chapter gives definition and classification of parasitic plants. The second chapter also gives definition of mycoheterotrophic plants haustoria and symbiotic plant. The third chapter describes various parasitic plants like Viscum album Rafflesia arnoldii Orobanche ramosa Cuscuta campestris Orobanche aegyptiaca Orobanche crenata Orobanche minor Cuscuta reflexa Cassytha filiformis Cuscuta europaea Cuscuta epithymum Rhinanthus minor Cuscuta pentagona Phoradendron leucarpum Pedicularis palustris Hydnoroideae Cuscuta chinensis Dendrophthoe falcata and Striga hermonthica. The fourth chapter gives definition character and types of aquatic plants. The fifth chapter covers various aquatic plants includes Pistia stratiotes Eichornia crassipes Lemnoideae Isoetes Salvinia molesta Nelumbo nucifera Pygyma Wter-lily Victoria amazonica Nymphaea alba Nuphar japonica Euryale ferox Azzola filiculoides Nymphaea thermarum Ceratophyllum submersum Lemna trisulca Wolffia arrhiza Hydrilla verticillata Valisneria Gymnocoronis spilanthoides and Potamogeton. The third chapter also describes importance of aquatic plants.