Definition of Perigynia. Meaning of Perigynia. Synonyms of Perigynia

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Definition of Perigynia

Perigynia
Perigynium Per`i*gyn"i*um, n.; pl. Perigynia. [NL. See Perigynous.] (Bot.) Some unusual appendage about the pistil, as the bottle-shaped body in the sedges, and the bristles or scales in some other genera of the Sedge family, or Cyperace[ae].

Meaning of Perigynia from wikipedia

- In botany, a perigynium (plural: perigynia), also referred to as a utricle, typically refers to a sac that surrounds the achene of plants in the genus...
- genera within a division of Monocotyledons, a class (III) of Stamina Perigynia and 'order' Asparagi, divided into three subfamilies. The use of the term...
- genera within a division of monocotyledons, a class (III) of Stamina Perigynia and 'order' Narcisse, divided into three subfamilies. This system also...
- another pistillate spike lower down. The pistillate spikes have 4 to 36 perigynia each, which develop into seeds (achenes). Carex blanda is rather common...
- larger seed relative to the size of the female reproductive sac (perigynia) and round perigynia which quickly taper towards the apex. It produces a single spike...
- somewhat greener perigynia with more rounded tips, versus the gray-green coloring and angular tips of C. amphibola perigynia. The perigynia of C. amphibola...
- cross-section. The perigynia is 5-7mm long with a long beak comprising about half of the perigynia length. The beak of the perigynia has two small teeth...
- The epithet porrecta refers to the prolonged, outcurved beak on the perigynia, a distinctive feature of the species. Carex porrecta is an herb spreading...
- hattoriana in that it has larger, rather glabrous and strongly veined perigynia. "Carex chichijimensis". eMonocot. Retrieved June 25, 2014. Wikimedia...
- the base and acute or rounded at the tip, with 15–40 lenticular perigynia. The perigynia are green to reddish brown, orbiculate to broadly ovate, and typically...