1 Agricultural Research Center of the Senegalese Agricultural Research Institute of Saint Louis, Weed Science Laboratory, BP. 240, Senegal.
2 Plant Production and Agronomy Section, Department of Agronomic Sciences, Aquaculture and Food Technologies, Gaston Berger University of Saint Louis, BP. 234, Senegal.
3 Botany and Biodiversity Laboratory, Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Cheikh Anta DIOP University, B.P. 5005 Dakar-Fann, Senegal.
Research Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2022, 20(02), 001–021.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2022.20.2.0276
Received on 02 June 2022; revised on 20 July 2022; accepted on 22 July 2022
The Angiosperms are the best known and most diversified group in Senegal. However, even if a lot of work has been done on this group, more needs to be done. The main objective of this work is to contribute to a better knowledge of the biodiversity of dicotyledons in Senegal. More specifically, this work seeks to propose a determination key for the families of dicotyledons in order to facilitate their identification. Based on bibliographical research, a rough table and a summary table listing the different characters of the vegetative and reproductive systems of the families of the Dicotyledons of Senegal have been drawn up. These tables were used to propose dichotomous keys.
This work made it possible to propose determination keys essentially based on the stable characters of the vegetative and reproductive systems of these families.
Angiosperms; Monocotyledons; Dicotyledons; Families; Identification key
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Rahimi Mballo, César Bassene, Mamadou Sidybe, Samba Laha Ka, Abdoul Aziz Camara, Mame Samba Mbaye and Kandioura Noba. Angiosperms of Senegal: Key to the families of the class dicotyledons. GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2022, 20(2), 001-021. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/gscbps.2022.20.2.0276