Angiosperms- Characteristics, Morphology, Classification, Uses

Definition: Angiosperms are the plants that produce flowers and vascular plants with leaves, stems, and roots.

• Angiosperms are seed-bearing plants; seeds are developed inside the ovary when the egg or ovule is fertilized.
• Angiosperms are distributed over a large area of ecological habitat and represent about 80% of all known green plants now living.

• They range from tiny (Wolffian, 0.5cm diameter) to tallest angiosperms (Eucalyptus, 120 m height), and the largest angiosperms plant is Ficus bengbalensis which may spread over a large area. 
• They can grow in various habitats and are herbs, shrubs, trees, and bushes.
• The term angiosperms are derived from the Greek word ‘angeion’, which means a vessel, and ‘sperma’, which means seed.
• More than 250,000 different species, 8000 genera, and about 453 families of angiosperms are found. It belongs the largest group of kingdom Plantae.