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In a bud or flower bud, the relative arrangement of the sepals or petals of each flower whorl is called vernation. This arrangement must be observed in the flower bud because in the fully open flower the floral parts are often so far separated from each other that the vernation cannot be determined. There are six main types of vernation.
Native to South Africa they grow well in San Francisco, where the image was taken. In my opinion the image has encyclopedic value because it showing the bud in process of transition to become a flower. Proposed caption Nodding Pincushion Protea,Leucospermum 'Veldfire' Flower Bud in process of flowering transition from a bud to a flower
Latent bud – an axillary bud whose development is inhibited, sometimes for many years, due to the influence of apical and other buds. Also known as a dormant bud. Leaf bud – a bud that produces a leafy shoot. Mixed – buds that have both embryonic flowers and leaves. Naked – Pseudoterminal – Reproductive – buds with embryonic flowers ...
A modified leaf associated with a flower or inflorescence and differing in shape, size, or color from other leaves (and without an axillary bud). bracteate Possessing bract s. bracteole A small bract borne singly or in pairs on the pedicel or calyx; synonymous with bractlet. bracteolate Possessing bracteole s (bractlets). bracteose Having many ...
The flower buds are arranged in leaf axils in groups of seven on an unbranched peduncle 9–12 mm (0.35–0.47 in) long, the individual buds on pedicels 3–7 mm (0.12–0.28 in) long. Mature buds are spherical, 5–10 mm (0.20–0.39 in) long and 5–8 mm (0.20–0.31 in) wide with a rounded operculum that has a small point on the top.
The kadamba flower was the emblem of Athmallik State, one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. [ 11 ] The kadamba lends its name to the Kadamba Dynasty that ruled from Banavasi in what is now the state of Karnataka from 345 CE to 525 CE, as per Talagunda inscription of c.450 CE. [ 12 ]
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In both cases, the areoles, which may have wool and bristles, are where the flower buds appear. [2] The flowers either hang downwards and are almost regular (radially symmetrical or actinomorphic) or, as in most species, are held more or less horizontally with the higher side of the flower different from the lower side (radially asymmetrical or ...