Lamiaceae (Mint Family):

• General Traits: Aromatic herbs or shrubs, often with square stems and opposite leaves.
• Flowers: Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical), with a tubular, two-lipped corolla.
• Leaves: Simple, exstipulate, and often hairy, with essential oils in glandular hairs.
• Fruits: Typically schizocarps that split into four nutlets.
• Examples: Basil (Ocimum basilicum), mint (Mentha), lavender (Lavandula), and rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus).
• Uses: Widely used for culinary herbs, essential oils, and ornamental plants.

Annonaceae (Custard Apple Family):

• General Traits: Aromatic trees, shrubs, or climbers, often with oil glands in the bark, leaves, and flowers.
• Flowers: Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical), with numerous spirally arranged stamens and carpels.
• Leaves: Simple, alternate, and exstipulate, often aromatic.
• Fruits: Aggregates of berries or fleshy fruits, often edible.
• Examples: Custard apple (Annona squamosa), soursop (Annona muricata), and ylang-ylang (Cananga odorata).
• Uses: Known for edible fruits, aromatic oils, and timber.