Drimys is a genus of seven species of woody evergreen flowering plants, in the family Winteraceae. The species are native to the Neotropics, ranging from southern Mexico to the southern tip of South A
The dicotyledons, also known as dicots, are one of the two groups into which all the flowering plants were formerly divided. The name refers to one of the typical characteristics of the group: namely,
Dicotyledon plantlet
Young castor oil plant showing its prominent two embryonic leaves (cotyledons), which differ from the adult leaves