National flower of PakistanJasmine (Jasminum) National flower of LondonRose National fruit of Pakistan and IndiaMango (Mangifera indica) A plant with only 2 leaves Welwitschai mirabilis (a gymnosperm) Maiden Hair moss Pogonatum Maiden hair fern Adiantum capillusveneris Grasses of sea Diatoms Children of sea Algae Forest of sea Sea weeds (keips) Joker of plant kingdom Mycoplasma (PPLO) Jewels of plant kingdom Desmids (algae) A gift of old world to new world Wheat (Tritium) A gift of new world to old world Maize (Zea Mays) Oldest cultivated crop Barley (Hordeum vulgare) Kalpvriksha (Tree of heaven) Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) First land inhabiting plantsBryophytes Red Sea Due to blue green alga Trichondesmium erythreum Most commonly seen fungi Basidiomycetes Drosophila of plant kingdom Neurospora crassa (red/pink Bread mould) Guinea pig of microbiology and weed of laboratories Aspergillus niger-green mold Resupination Ovary rotates by 1800 in orchids Major source of sugar in world Beet roots Phytotron A device in which plants are grown in controlled conditions. Tillandsw usneoids Grows on telegraphic wires Ermarki and Ranunculus lobatus Plants recorded at higher altitude (21000 ft) Smallest Angiosperm Woiffia arrhiza inch long rootless. Smallest flower Woiffia microscopica (duck weed) 0. 1 mm Smallest seed Orchids (weighs 0.004 mg) Smallest Gymnosperm Zamina pygmea (25 cm tall) Smallest acellular oganisms Mycoplasma galliseptium (0.3—0.5 μL) Minimum number of chromosomes in Angiosperms and in an eukaryote Haplopappus gracilis 2n = 4 Smallest Algae Chalamydomonas (Green alga) Largest Algae Macrocvstis (Brown Alga — kelp) upto 60 mt. Smallest fungi Yeast Largest fungi Ganoderma (A wood fungus) 1 mt. Fomes (56 x 37’) Smallest bryophyte Zoopsis, Ephemerum (Pigmy moss) Largest bryophyte Dawsonia, Fontinalis (brook moss) Smallest pteridophyte Azolla Largest pteridophyte Treefem (Cyathaea) 20 mt. Aisphila (60 feet) marine angiosperm zostera, Thalassa Walking fern Adianturn caudatum Sun fern Pteris Aquatic ferns Azolla, Marsilea, Salvinia Bhojpatra Betula utilis — Bark of this plant was used to write manuscript in ancient times. Saprophytic angiospermsWullshcleigellia, Neottia (Bird’s nest orchid), Monotrapa (Indian pipe plant) Carallorhiza etc. absorb humus through fungi Red Data Book A book containing information of endangered plant and animals Green Data Book A book with list of rare plants growing in protected areas like gardens. CoptisA stemless herb Sulphur shower Liberation of pollen grain in large amount by pine trees. Killer weed Parthenium hysterophorus (called- congress or carrot grass, belongs to family compositae) Next >>