Brassicaceae |
| With 390 genera, 3 with aquatic species. Annual
or perennial. Leaves alternate, without stipules.
Inflorescence a simple or branched raceme. Flowers
bilaterally symmetrical, hypogynous. Sepals 4, free, in 2
decussate pairs. Petals absent or 4, free, alternating
with the sepals. Stamens 6 or rarely 4. Ovary of 2 united
carpels with parital placentas, 2-locular through the
formation of a membranous false septum; fruit a dehiscent
capsule opening by 2 valves. |
