Find out and make a note of economically important plant from family Fabaceae, Solanaceae and Liliaceae.

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1. Economically important plant from family Fabaceae: 

Family Fabaceae includes many pulses like gram, arhar, moong, soybean; edible oil seeds like soybean, groundnut; dye (lndigofera); fibres which can be obtained from Sun hemp, Sesbania trifolium which can be used as fodder; some plants are ornamental like lupin, sweet pea; some medicinal plants like muliathi.

2. Economically important plant from family Solanaceae: 

Family Solanaceae includes many plants which are good source of food 

e.g. tomato, brinjal, potato; Spice 

e.g. chilli; Medicine 

e.g. belladonna, ashwagandha; Ornamental plants like Petunia.

3. Economically important plant from family Liliaceae: 

Family Liliaceae includes many ornamental plants like tulip, Gloriosa, Medicinal plants like Aloe vera. Asparagus and source of colchicine, 

e.g. Colchicum autumnale.

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