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Plant reproductive morphology is the study of the physical form and structure (the morphology) of those parts of plants directly or indirectly concerned with sexual reproduction . Among all living organisms, flowers, which are the reproductive structures of angiosperms, are the most varied physically and show a correspondingly great diversity ...
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (/ ˌ æ n dʒ i ə ˈ s p ər m iː /), [5] [6] commonly called angiosperms.They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of broad-leaved trees, shrubs and vines, and most aquatic plants.
A flower, also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae ). Flowers consist of a combination of vegetative organs – sepals that enclose and protect the developing flower. These petals attract pollinators, and reproductive organs that produce gametophytes, which in ...
Definition. A raceme or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing pedicellate flowers (flowers having short floral stalks called pedicels) along its axis. [ 1] In botany, an axis means a shoot, in this case one bearing the flowers. In indeterminate inflorescence-like racemes, the oldest flowers grow close to the ...
Monoecy. Monoecy ( / məˈniːsi /; adj. monoecious / məˈniːʃəs /) [ 1] is a sexual system in seed plants where separate male and female cones or flowers are present on the same plant. [ 2] It is a monomorphic sexual system comparable with gynomonoecy, andromonoecy and trimonoecy, and contrasted with dioecy where individual plants produce ...
Sex. Sequential hermaphroditism (called dichogamy in botany) is one of the two types of hermaphroditism, the other type being simultaneous hermaphroditism. It occurs when the organism's sex changes at some point in its life. [ 1] A sequential hermaphrodite produces eggs (female gametes) and sperm (male gametes) at different stages in life. [ 2]
Indehiscent – not opening at maturity. Reticulate – web-like or network-like. Striated – marked by a series of lines, grooves, or ridges. Tesselate – marked by a pattern of polygons, usually rectangles. Wing (plant) – any flat surfaced structure emerging from the side or summit of an organ; seeds, stems.
Crossandra infundibuliformis. Crossandra undulifolia Salisb. Crossandra infundibuliformis, the firecracker flower or firecracker plant, [ 3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae. [ 2] It is native to Angola, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sri Lanka and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.