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2. Receptacle (botany) - Wikipedia

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   The receptacle (grey) in relation to the ovary (red) in three types of flowers: hypogynous (I), perigynous (II), and epigynous (III) In angiosperms, the receptacle or torus (an older term is thalamus, as in Thalamiflorae) is the thickened part of a stem (pedicel) from which the flower organs grow.

3. Floral axis - Wikipedia

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   The floral axis (sometimes referred to as the receptacle) is the area of the flower upon which the reproductive organs and other ancillary organs are attached. It is also the point at the center of a floral diagram. Many flowers in division Angiosperma appear on floral axes. The floral axis can differ in form depending on the type of plant.

4. Floral morphology - Wikipedia

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   The androecium is one of the fertile cycles of flowers. The parts that make up the androecium are called stamens whose function is the generation of male gametophytes or pollen grains. The stamens are highly modified leaves formed by a foot that is inserted into the receptacle of the flower, called filament, and a distal portion called anther ...

5. Flower - Wikipedia

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   A flower, also known as a bloom or blossom, [1] is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants ... called a receptacle. [11] [2] The four main whorls ...

6. Gynoecium - Wikipedia

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   If the hypanthium is absent, the flower is hypogynous, and the stamens, petals, and sepals are all attached to the receptacle below the gynoecium. Hypogynous flowers are often referred to as having a superior ovary. This is the typical arrangement in most flowers. If the hypanthium is present up to the base of the style(s), the flower is ...

7. Syconium - Wikipedia

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   Syconium (pl.: syconia) is the type of fruit borne by figs (genus Ficus), formed by an enlarged, fleshy, hollow receptacle with multiple ovaries on the inside surface. [1] [2] In essence, it is really a fleshy stem with a number of flowers, so it is considered both a multiple and accessory fruit.

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9. Glossary of botanical terms - Wikipedia

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   3. Sterile flower s, e.g. in Muscari and Leopoldia, at the apex of some inflorescences. 4. A tuft of hairs at the base of some flowers, e.g. in Pfaffia gnaphalioides. 5. A tuft of hairs at the apex or base of some spikelet s. 6. An axil tuft of hairs in inflorescences in some Poaceae, e.g. in Eragrostis comata. commercial name