- In botany, a
staminode is an
often rudimentary,
sterile or
abortive stamen,
which means that it does not
produce pollen.
Staminodes are
frequently incon****uous...
- (bracteate inflorescence) and the
substitution of one to five
rudimentary staminodia for
fertile stamens. Leaf
architecture is
useful for
distinguishing families...
-
synapomorphy of a
single fertile anther and four or five
highly modified staminodia differentiate them from the
basal paraphyletic ****emblage of the "banana-families"...
-
birds such as hummingbirds.
Almost all
Aquilegia species have a ring of
staminodia around the base of the stigma,
which may help
protect against insects...
- styles.
Surrounding this
central column,
there are
typically staminodia. The
staminodia are flat,
appearing white with
noticeable veins that are often...
- salmon, yellowish-buff to yellow,
lobes 2–4.7 cm.
Stamens 3,
reduced to
staminodia in
female flowers.
Anthers in male
flowers sinuate, in a
globose head...
- ones.
There is an
abrupt transition from the
white petals to
stamens and
staminodia are absent. The ellipsoid, ruminate,
pilose seeds have
trichomes arranged...
- v-albus Armstrong,
Joseph E.; Irvine,
Anthony K. (1990). "Functions of
Staminodia in the Beetle-Pollinated
Flowers of
Eupomatia laurina". Biotropica. 22...
- with con****uous
green venation,
lobes 0.9–2 cm.
Stamens 3,
reduced to
staminodia in
female flowers.
Anthers in male
flowers sinuate, in a
globose head...
- have 6 to 9
stamens and
female flowers have many
carpels and up to 2
staminodia. "World
Checklist of
Selected Plant Families:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew"...
