Angiosperms of Senegal: Key to the families of the class dicotyledons

Abstract

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.