CYTOGENETICAL STUDIES ON SOME MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY ASTERACEAE OF NEPAL

Abstract

The family Asteraceae or Compositae (aster, daisy, or sunflower family) is the largest family of flowering plants, in terms of number of species. The family name 'Asteraceae' is derived from the type genus Aster, while the older name 'Compositae' is still valid name; compositae refers to the composite characteristic of inflorescence, a special type of pseudanthium found in only a few other angiosperm families. The study of this family is known as synantherology